Bahudaka, Bahūdaka, Bahu-udaka: 10 definitions
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Bahudaka 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.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: DSpace at Pondicherry: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu (shaivism)Bahūdaka (बहूदक).—According to the ancient tradition, ascetics who strive to gain liberation are classified into four classes. They are kuṭīcakas, bahūdakas, haṃsas and paramahaṃsas. Of these, the last represents an extremely ancient ascetic order.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBahūdaka (बहूदक).—q. v.; Bhāgavata 3.12.43.
Derivable forms: bahūdakaḥ (बहूदकः).
See also (synonyms): bahvoda.
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Bahūdaka (बहूदक).—a kind of mendicant who lives in a strange town and maintains himself with alms got by begging from door to door; cf. कुटीचक (kuṭīcaka).
Derivable forms: bahūdakaḥ (बहूदकः).
Bahūdaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and udaka (उदक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBahūdaka (बहूदक).—name of a nāga-king: Kāraṇḍavvūha 2.11.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBahūdaka (बहूदक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Having much water. E. bahu and udaka water.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBahūdaka (बहूदक).—[adjective] having much water; [masculine] a kind of religious mendicant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bahūdaka (बहूदक):—[from bahu > bah] mfn. (hu-ud) having much water, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of mendicant who begs his food at bathing-places, [Mahābhārata]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBahūdaka (बहूदक):—[bahū+daka] (kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a. Having much water, very wet.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBahūdaka (ಬಹೂದಕ):—[noun] a kind of mendicant who begs his food at bathing places.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Bahvoda, Paramahamsa, Kuticaka, Hamsa, Pakutakam, Shalakavritti, Samnyasa, Samvarta, Kunda.
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Chandogya Upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Thirty minor Upanishads (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Narada Parivrajaka Upanishad of Atharvaveda, Chapter VII
Bhikshuka Upanishad of Shukla-Yajurveda
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 46 - Events Connected with Bālāditya < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 45 - The Story of Nandabhadra < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 47 - Installation of Goddesses at Bahūdaka Tīrtha < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 38 - From Satyavrata to Sagara < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Yajnavalkya-smriti (Vyavaharadhyaya)—Critical study (by Kalita Nabanita)
Chapter 5.7 - Laws Relating to Boundary Dispute (sīmāvivāda) < [Chapter 5 - Vyavahārādhyāya and the Modern Indian Laws]
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