In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Jaina Yoga

Bahubīja (बहुबीज) refers to “fruits with many seed” and represents an article of food classified as abhakṣya (forbidden to eat) according to Nemicandra (in his Pravacana-sāroddhāra v245-246). The bahu-bīja class covers fruits like pomegranates in which there is a risk of destroying a jīva in each seed.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bahubija [बहुबीजा] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman from the Musaceae (Banana) family having the following synonyms: Musa superba. For the possible medicinal usage of bahubija, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bahubīja (बहुबीज).—a (S) Many-seeded, polyspermous.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bahubīja (बहुबीज).—the fruit of Anona Reticulata (Mar. sītāphala).

-jā a kind of Musa (Mar. rānakeḷa).

Derivable forms: bahubījam (बहुबीजम्).

Bahubīja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and bīja (बीज). See also (synonyms): bahībīja.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Bahubīja (बहुबीज):—[=bahu-bīja] [from bahu > bah] mfn. having much seed, [Varāha-mihira’s Yogayātrā]

2) [v.s. ...] n. the fruit of Anona Reticulata or Squamosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Bahubījā (बहुबीजा):—[=bahu-bījā] [from bahu-bīja > bahu > bah] f. Trigonella Foenum Graecum, [Bhāvaprakāśa]

4) [v.s. ...] a kind of Musa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bahubija in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Bija, Bahu.

Starts with: Bahubijaka.

Full-text: Bahu-bija-phalam, Bahibija.

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