Bahucapa, Bāhucāpa, Bahu-capa: 4 definitions
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Bahucapa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Bahuchapa.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBāhucāpa (बाहुचाप).—the distance measured by the extended arms.
Derivable forms: bāhucāpaḥ (बाहुचापः).
Bāhucāpa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāhu and cāpa (चाप).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBāhucāpa (बाहुचाप):—[=bāhu-cāpa] [from bāhu] m. ‘arm-bow’, a fathom (as a measure), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
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