Bahukara, Bahukāra, Bahu-kara, Bāhukara: 10 definitions
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Bahukara 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaBahukara (बहुकर) refers to the “sun”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 19.13. The word [bahukara] here indirectly means also “a sweeper” or “a cleaner”, the usual sense.
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’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationBahukara (बहुकर) refers to “those having many hands”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.43 (“Description of Śiva’s wonderful sport”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Immediately the army of Śiva came there consisting of wonderful arrays of Bhūtas, Pretas and Gaṇas. [...] Some were awful with overgrown moustaches and beards. Some were lame. Some were blind. Some held staffs and nooses and some great iron clubs in their hands. Some rode on peculiar vehicles. Some played on horns. Some played on Ḍamarus. Some played on Gomukhas. Some had no faces. Some had distorted and deformed faces. Some had many faces. Some had no hands. Others had deformed hands. Some of them had many hands (bahukara). [...]”.
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 Dictionarybahukāra : (adj.) of great service; very useful.
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 dictionaryBahukara (बहुकर).—a.
1) doing much, busy, industrious.
2) useful in many ways. (-raḥ) 1 a sweeper, cleaner.
2) a camel.
3) the sun; बहुकरकृतात् प्रातःसंमार्जनात् (bahukarakṛtāt prātaḥsaṃmārjanāt) N.19.13.
-rī a broom.
Bahukara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and kara (कर). See also (synonyms): bahīkara.
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Bahukāra (बहुकार).—abundance; बहुकारं च सस्यानाम् (bahukāraṃ ca sasyānām) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.193.21.
Derivable forms: bahukāram (बहुकारम्).
Bahukāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and kāra (कार). See also (synonyms): bahīkāra.
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Bāhukara (बाहुकर).—a. active with the arms; P.III. 2.21.
Bāhukara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāhu and kara (कर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryBahukara (बहुकर).—adj. or subst. nt. (compare Pali bahukāra, in same mgs.), very useful, very helpful; or, a great favor: etad vāsamākaṃ bahukaraṃ Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 109.9 (prose), so both edd. with Kashgar recension, confirmed by Tibetan maṅ du (= bahu) bgyis par (= kar-); all Nepalese mss. bahutaraṃ; Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.287.13.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBahukara (बहुकर).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rā-rī-raṃ) 1. A sweeper. 2. Industrious, labouring. m.
(-raḥ) A camel. f. (-rī) A broom. E. bahu much, kṛ to do, ap or ac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bahukara (बहुकर):—[=bahu-kara] [from bahu > bah] mf(ī)n. doing much, busy, useful in many ways to ([genitive case]), [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya] (cf. [Pāṇini 3-2, 21])
2) [v.s. ...] one who sweeps, a sweeper, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (√kṝ?)
3) [v.s. ...] m. a camel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a species of jujube, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] f(ā or ī). a broom, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (√kṝ?).
6) Bahukāra (बहुकार):—[=bahu-kāra] [from bahu > bah] mfn. doing or effecting much, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
7) Bāhukara (बाहुकर):—[=bāhu-kara] [from bāhu] mfn. active with the arms, [Pāṇini 3-2, 21.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBahukara (बहुकर):—[bahu-kara] (raḥ) 1. m. A camel. a. Industrious; a sweeper.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bahukara Sutta, Bahukaraniya.
Ends with: Katabahukara.
Full-text: Bahikara, Katabahukara, Vaha.
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