Bahudhana, Bahu-dhana: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Bahudhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationBahudhana (बहुधन) refers to “much wealth”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.4 (“Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “On hearing their words, the destroyer of Pura became glad. In his joy he gave monetary gifts to the Brahmins. On receiving the news of her son, Pārvatī was delighted. She distributed a crore of gems and much wealth (bahudhana) among the Brahmins. Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Menā, Sāvitrī and all other women, Viṣṇu and all other gods gave much wealth to the Brahmins”.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesBahudhana (बहुधन) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.29.4) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Bahudhana) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybahudhana : (adj.) with many riches.
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarybahudhana (ဗဟုဓန) [(na) (န)]—
[bahu+dhana]
[ဗဟု+ဓန]
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)bahudhana—
(Burmese text): (၁) များစွာသော ဥစ္စာ။ (တိ) (၂) များစွာသော ဥစ္စာရှိသော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Many objects. (2) A person who has many objects.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBahudhana (बहुधन).—a. very rich, wealthy.
Bahudhana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and dhana (धन). See also (synonyms): bahīdhana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBahudhana (बहुधन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Wealthy, rich. E. vahu, and dhana wealth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBahudhana (बहुधन).—[adjective] having much wealth, very rich; [abstract] tva [neuter]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bahudhana (बहुधन):—[=bahu-dhana] [from bahu > bah] mfn. possessing much wealth, wealthy, rich (-tva n.), [Śakuntalā]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBahudhana (बहुधन):—[bahu-dhana] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Wealthy.
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bahu.
Starts with: Bahudhanadhanna, Bahudhanasetthi, Bahudhanatva.
Full-text: Bahudhanatva, Bahudhanasetthi, Bahudhaneshvara, Sapateya, Bahidhana.
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Search found 14 books and stories containing Bahudhana, Bahu-dhana; (plurals include: Bahudhanas, dhanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
Verse 13.7 < [Chapter 13 - Moon Yogas]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.2.65 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 42 < [Volume 4, Part 1 (1908)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 560 < [Bengali-Hindi-English, Volume 3]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 8.103.4 < [Sukta 103]