Bahupasha, Bāhupāśa, Bahu-pasha: 5 definitions

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Bahupasha 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.

The Sanskrit term Bāhupāśa can be transliterated into English as Bahupasa or Bahupasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Bahupasha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bāhupāśa (बाहुपाश).—a particular attitude in fighting.

2) the arm thrown round, as in the act of embracing.

Derivable forms: bāhupāśaḥ (बाहुपाशः).

Bāhupāśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāhu and pāśa (पाश).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bāhupāśa (बाहुपाश).—[masculine] the encircling arms (lit. armfetter).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Bāhupāśa (बाहुपाश):—[=bāhu-pāśa] [from bāhu] m. = -bandhana, [Ratnāvalī]

2) [v.s. ...] a [particular] attitude in fighting, [Mahābhārata]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bahupasha in German

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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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