Bahuja, Bāhuja, Bahu-ja: 8 definitions
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Bahuja 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaBāhuja (बाहुज) refers to a Kṣatriya, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 12.12.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBāhuja (बाहुज).—
1) a man of the Kṣatriya caste; cf. बाहू राजन्यः कृतः (bāhū rājanyaḥ kṛtaḥ) Ṛgveda 1.9.12; also Manusmṛti 1.31; स बाहुजो महाबाहुस्तदु- वाह महाबलम् (sa bāhujo mahābāhustadu- vāha mahābalam) Śiva B.; N.12.12.
2) a parrot.
3) sesamum growing spontaneously.
Derivable forms: bāhujaḥ (बाहुजः).
Bāhuja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāhu and ja (ज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBāhuja (बाहुज).—m.
(-jaḥ) 1. The Kshetriya or warrior, born from the arms of Brahma. 2. A parrot. 3. Sesamum growing wild or spontaneously. E. bāhu the arm, and ja born.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bāhuja (बाहुज):—[=bāhu-ja] [from bāhu] m. ‘arm-born’, a Kṣatriya (as sprung from the arm of Brahmā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. [Manu-smṛti i, 31])
2) [v.s. ...] a parrot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] sesamum growing wild, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBāhuja (बाहुज):—[bāhu-ja] (jaḥ) 1. m. The kshetriya or warrior; a parrot; wild sesamum.
[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 corpusBāhuja (ಬಾಹುಜ):—
1) [noun] a man belonging to kṣatriya (military) caste.
2) [noun] a parrot.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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