Bahya, Bāhya, Bāhyā: 33 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Bāhya (बाह्य) or Bāhyaliṅga refers to the “exterior liṅga” which is gross (sthūla), representing one of two types of liṅga, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.12:—“[...] O Brahmins, liṅga is of two types: the exterior (bāhya) and the interior (ābhyantara). The exterior is gross (sthūla) and the interior is subtle (sūkṣma). Those who are engaged in ritualistic sacrifices and do regularly worship the gross liṅga are unable to steady the mind by meditating upon the subtle and hence they use the gross liṅga. He who has not mastered the liṅga of the mind, the subtle one, must perform the worship in the gross liṅga and not otherwise. The pure undying subtle liṅga is ever perceived by the masters of true knowledge in the same manner as the gross one is thought to be very excellent by those who are not Yogins”.
2) Bāhya (बाह्य) refers to the “side steps” (of a chariot), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.8 (“The detailed description of the chariot etc.”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “The divine chariot of lord Śiva consisting of all the worlds was built by Viśvakarman with devoted effort. [...] The Lokāloka mountain formed its side steps. The lake Mānasa etc. constituted its brilliant outer (bāhya) and oblique steps [viṣayaśca tathā bāhyo mānasādistu śobhanaḥ]. The Varṣa mountains constituted the cords and chains all round the chariot. All the residents of the region Tala constituted the bottom surface of the chariot. [...]”
1a) Bāhya (बाह्य).—A son of Bhajamāna.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 3.
1b) Snow-making rays of the sun.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 53. 21.
2) Bāhyā (बाह्या).—A river from the Sahya Mountains.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 35.
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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Bāhya (बाह्य, “public”) refers to one of the two types of āsanas “seats” (sitting postures) used in dramatic play (nāṭya); it is a Sanskrit technical term defined in the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 12.
1) Bāhya (बाह्य) refers to “irregular” histrionic representation;—When acting (lit. drama) observes free movements and is not combined with songs and instrumental music, is called “irregular” (bāhya). It is called “regular” when it conforms to the rule (lit. within the lakṣaṇa or rule) and ‘irregular’ when it is outside the prescription of the śāstra.
2) Bāhya (बाह्य, “outside”).—One of the three classes of women (strī);—A courtezan woman is a “public” (bhaya) woman.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Bāhya (बाह्य).—(or प्रयत्न (prayatna)) external effort; the 34 term is used many times in connection with the external effort in the production of articulate sound, as different from the internal effort आभ्यन्तरप्रयत्न (ābhyantaraprayatna). The external effort is described to be consisting of 11 kinds; cf. बाह्यप्रयत्नस्त्वेकादशधा । विवारः संवारः श्वासो नादो घोषो (bāhyaprayatnastvekādaśadhā | vivāraḥ saṃvāraḥ śvāso nādo ghoṣo)Sघोषो (ghoṣo)Sल्पप्राणो महाप्राण उदात्तोनुदात्तः स्वरितश्चेति (lpaprāṇo mahāprāṇa udāttonudāttaḥ svaritaśceti) S.K.on P. I.1.9.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Shaiva philosophy
Bāhya (बाह्य) refers to the “external object”, according to the Vṛtti on the Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā 1.5.6, 20-21.—Accordingly, “Moreover, [the existence of] the external object (bāhya) is refuted by a means of [valid] knowledge if it has parts, because of [the necessity then] of attributing to it contradictory properties, etc.; [and it is contradicted] in many ways if it has no parts, because [then] it must be in contact with the six directions, etc.”.
Shaiva philosophy is a spritiual tradition within Hinduism that includes theories such as the relationship between the Atman (individual soul) and Siva, the nature of liberation (moksha), and the concepts of maya (illusion) and shakti (divine energy). Saiva philosophy teaches that union with Shiva can be achieved through knowledge, devotion, and spiritual practice. It encompasses major branches like Shaiva Siddhanta and Kashmir Shaivism.
Kavya (poetry)
Bāhya (बाह्य) refers to the “external (objects) (of the senses)”, according to Kālidāsa’s Raghuvaṃśa verse 8.88-90.—Accordingly: “The wise say that death is the natural state of embodied creatures and life is a change in that state. If a being remains breathing even for a moment it is surely fortunate. The foolish man regards the loss of his dear one as a dart shot into his heart. Another man looks on the same as a dart that has been pulled out, for it is a door to beatitude. When we are taught that our own body and soul unite and then separate, tell me which wise person should be tormented by separation from the external objects (bāhya-viṣaya—bāhyairviṣayaiḥ) of the senses?”.
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’.
Shaivism
Bāhya (बाह्य) refers to the “external wheel (cakra)”, according to verse 87.140 of the Brahmayāmala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—Accordingly, “One should meditate upon the internal [wheel/cakra] as external (bāhya), and the external (bāhya) likewise as internal. Considering [these] to be identical, one should then commence installation [of the mantra-deities] on the cakra”.
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.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Bāhya (बाह्य) or Bāhyayoga refers to “external union” (of the male semen and female generative fluid), according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “Know bindu to be of two kinds, male and female (vanitā). Semen (bīja) is said to be the male [bindu] and rajas (female generative fluid) is female. As a result of their external union (bāhya-yoga) people are created. When they are united internally, then one is declared a yogi. [...]
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Vastushastra (architecture)
Bāhya (बाह्य) refers to “externally”, according to the Mohacūrottara (verse 4.234-243).—Accordingly, [while describing the construction of the maṭha]—“[...] The installation of the houses is according to the wishes [of the patron]. There should be a [door for] entry and exit to the north. [The houses] may have one, two, or three floors, or as is pleasing. Externally (bāhya), [the building] is surrounded by a long hall. In the eastern side of the building is the place for worship. One should install the kitchen and so forth as appropriate. [...]”.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Bāhya (बाह्य) refers to the “external (appearance)” (of mantras), according to Utpala Vaiṣṇava’s commentary (called Spandapradīpikā) on the Spandakārikā by Vasugupta.—Accordingly, “And moreover, [it is said] in the Saṅkarṣaṇasūtras: ‘The form of consciousness, which is installed in itself alone, and is prepared through presence and absence, is perceivable through self-awareness, and its sphere of knowledge lies beyond nature. This source of the mantras is recollected, o sage, to consist of cognition. These mantras, which appear externally and internally (sa-bāhya-abhyantara-udita) in the form of phonemes rest on the undivided level. Like the [sense] organs of the embodied beings, when they are employed, [the mantras] are successful at all times because of the connection with vigour”.
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
1) Bāhya (बाह्य) refers to “anything external” (which is not to be associated with the real self), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] You are the one witness of everything, and are always totally free. The cause of your bondage is that you see the witness as something other than this. [...] Meditate on yourself as motionless awareness, free from any dualism, giving up the mistaken idea that you are just a derivative consciousness, or anything external (bāhya) or internal [ābhāso'haṃ bhramaṃ muktvā bhāvaṃ bāhyamathāntaram]. [...] ”.
2) Bāhya (बाह्य) refers to “anything outside” (which does not affect a true Yogī).—Accordingly, [as Janaka says to Aṣṭavakra]: “Using the tweezers of the knowledge of the truth I have managed to extract the painful thorn of endless opinions from the recesses of my heart. [...] For me established in my own glory, there is nothing far away and nothing near, nothing within or without [bāhya | abhyantara], nothing large and nothing small. [kva dūraṃ kva samīpaṃ vā bāhyaṃ kvābhyantaraṃ kva vā] [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Bāhya (बाह्य) refers to the “outer room” (of the householders’ residence—when settling down as a citizen), according to chapter 1.4 of Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text from the 2nd century dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life belonging to Kāmaśāstra (the ancient Indian science of love-making).—Accordingly [while describing the residence of a citizen]: “[...] The house should be surrounded by a garden, and also contain two rooms, an outer and an inner one. The inner room should be occupied by the females, while the outer room (bāhya), balmy with rich perfumes, should contain a bed, soft, agreeable to the sight, covered with a clean white cloth, low in the middle part, having garlands and bunches of flowers upon it, and a canopy above it, and two pillows, one at the top, another at the bottom. [...]”.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
1) Bahya (बह्य) or Bahyasūtra refers to the “outer texts”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 3).—Accordingly, “[...] Finally a Brahmin monk named Kātyāyana, wise and of keen faculties (tīkṣnendriya), completely recited the three Baskets (tripiṭaka), the inner and outer texts (ādhyātmika-bahya-sūtra). Wishing to explain the words of the Buddha, he compiled the jñānaprasthānāṣṭagrantha. The first chapter (skandhaka) deals with the supreme worldly Dharmas (laukikāgradharma). Subsequently, his disciples made from it a vibhāṣā for people of ages to come who could not completely understand the Aṣṭagrantha (or Jñānaprasthāna)”.
2) Bāhya (बाह्य) or Bāhyaduḥkha refers to “outer suffering” and represents one of the two kinds of suffering (duḥkha), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 31. Accordingly, outer suffering (bāhyaduḥkha) is of two types: i) the king, the victorious enemy, the wicked thief, the lion, tiger, wolf, snake and other nuisances; ii) the wind, rain, cold, heat, thunder, lightning, thunderbolts, etc: these two kinds of suffering are outer suffering.
3) Bāhya (बाह्य) or Bāhyavedanā refers to “outer feelings ”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 31).—Accordingly, “[Question]—In regard to mindfulness of the body, it might be a matter of the inner [body] and the outer [body]. But here, all the feelings (vedanā) are included (saṃgṛhīta) in the external bases of consciousness (bāhyāyatana); so how can there be a difference between inner feelings (ādhyātmikavedanā) and outer feelings (bāhyavedanā)?—[Answer]—The Buddha said: ‘There are two kinds of feelings: bodily feeling (kāyikī-vedanā) and mental feeling (caitasikī-vedanā)’. Bodily feeling is outer (bāhya) and mental feeling is inner (ādhyātmika). [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Bāhya (बाह्य) refers to “external (asceticism)”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “[com.—Next he speaks about the nature of asceticism]—Astonishingly, external (bāhya) [and] internal asceticism is undergone by honourable mendicants who are wise [and] alarmed by the continuous series of births [in the cycle of rebirth]. In that regard, external asceticism is declared to be of six kinds beginning with fasting while internal [asceticism] is also of [six] kinds on account of the divisions beginning with atonement”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Bāhya.—cf. bāhy-ābhyantara-adāya (IE 8-5; Ep. Ind., Vol. XVI, p. 276, text line 14); ‘income from the sale of things imported in a village’, same as Tamil puṟav-āyam (SITI), ‘revenue from external sources (collected mainly in cash)’ or Tamil puṟa-kaḍamai (SITI), ‘external taxes’, explained as taxes and fees payable to the State. But puṟa-kaḍamai is the same as puṟav-āyam. Bāhya and ābhyantatra may thus mean respectively taxes payable to the king and those payable to the village authorities. See ābhyantara. Cf. samudaya-bāhy- ādya-stamba (EI 23), ‘land covered with original shrubs, i. e. waste which does not yield any revenue to the State’. (HD), a class of royal servants distinguished from Antaraṅga. See Rājataraṅgiṇī, VIII. 426, 680, 1542. Note: bāhya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
Bāhya (बाह्य) refers to the “external” traditions [as perceived] by the age-old brahminical tradition (i.e., Buddhism, Jainism, Śaivism, Vaiṣṇavism and Materialism).—Every religious group in India has sought to define the nature of its scriptures and the authority lying behind its tradition by identifying the factors that make its teachings valid, and by restricting validity to its own adherents and excluding the teachings of other groups. This is typically how the Veda-oriented brahminical community approached other religious traditions in classical and medieval India. The Buddhist, Jaina, Śaiva, Vaiṣṇava and materialist traditions were perceived as ‘external’ (bāhya) to the age-old brahminical tradition and thus as heretical. In time, however, these traditions challenged brahminical authority, as a result of which a long history of debates on the nature and extent of scriptural authority and religious legitimacy developed.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
bāhya (बाह्य).—a (S) External, exterior, outward. It forms neat and useful compounds bearing the power of extra, ex, dis; as ācārabāhya, indriya-grantha-jāti-dharma- rīti-lōka-vicāra-śāstra-sampradāya-vidhi-vyavahāra-pramāṇa- buddhi-jñāna-bāhya.
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bāhyā (बाह्या).—m One of the two members composing the musical instrument tabalā, viz. that on which the bass is sounded.
bāhya (बाह्य).—a Outward, external, exterior.
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bāhyā (बाह्या).—See bāyā.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Bāhya (बाह्य).—a. [bahirbhavaḥ ṣyañ ṭilopaḥ]
1) Outer, outward, external, exterior, being or situated without; विरहः किमिवानुतापयेद् वद बाह्यैर्विषयैर्विपश्चितम् (virahaḥ kimivānutāpayed vada bāhyairviṣayairvipaścitam) R.8.89; बाह्योद्यान (bāhyodyāna) Me. 7; Kumārasambhava 6.46; बाह्यनामन् (bāhyanāman) 'the outer name', i. e. the address or superscription written on the back of a letter; अदत्तबाह्यनामानं लेखं लेखयित्वा (adattabāhyanāmānaṃ lekhaṃ lekhayitvā) Mu.1.
2) Foreign, strange; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.
3) Excluded from, out of the pale of; जातास्तदूर्वोरुपमानबाह्याः (jātāstadūrvorupamānabāhyāḥ) Kumārasambhava 1.36.
4) Expelled from society, outcast; अतोऽपि शिष्टस्त्वधमो गुरुदारप्रधर्षकः । बाह्यं वर्णं जनयति चातुर्वर्ण्यविगर्हितम् (ato'pi śiṣṭastvadhamo gurudārapradharṣakaḥ | bāhyaṃ varṇaṃ janayati cāturvarṇyavigarhitam) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.48.9.
5) Public; तेषां बाह्यं चारं छत्रभृङ्गारव्यजनपादुकोपग्राहिणः तीक्ष्णाः विद्युः (teṣāṃ bāhyaṃ cāraṃ chatrabhṛṅgāravyajanapādukopagrāhiṇaḥ tīkṣṇāḥ vidyuḥ) Kau. A.1.12.
-hyaḥ 1 A stranger, foreigner; त्यक्ताश्चाभ्यन्तरा येन बाह्याश्चाभ्यन्तरीकृताः (tyaktāścābhyantarā yena bāhyāścābhyantarīkṛtāḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.259; बाह्यः क्षणेन भवतीति विचित्र- मेतत् (bāhyaḥ kṣaṇena bhavatīti vicitra- metat) 5.26.
2) One who is excommunicated, an outcast.
3) A person or community born from प्रतिलोम (pratiloma) connection; cf. Manusmṛti 1.28-31; प्रतिकूलं वर्तमाना बाह्या बाह्यतरान् पुनः । हीना हीनान् प्रसूयन्ते वर्णान् पञ्चदशैव च (pratikūlaṃ vartamānā bāhyā bāhyatarān punaḥ | hīnā hīnān prasūyante varṇān pañcadaśaiva ca) || Manusmṛti 1.31.
-hyam, -bāhyena, -bāhye ind. outside, on the outside, externally
Bāhya (बाह्य) or Vāhya.—mfn.
(-hyaḥ-hyā-hyaṃ) 1. To be carried or borne. 2. Outer, external. n.
(-hyaṃ) A carriage, a vehicle. m.
(-hyaḥ) A beast of burthen, an ox, a horse, &c. E. vah to bear, aff. ṇyat, or vahir external, yañ aff.
Bāhya (बाह्य).—see vāhya.
Bāhya (बाह्य).—[adjective] external, being outside or without, opposite or contrary to, extra-, anti- ([ablative] or —°), strange, foreign; [masculine] a foreigner or an outcast. °—, [accusative] [instrumental], & [locative] outside, without, [ablative] from without. — Abstr. tā† [feminine], tva† [neuter]
1) Bāhya (बाह्य):—mf(ā)n. ([from] bahis; in later language also written vāhya q.v.; m. [nominative case] [plural] bāhye, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]) being outside (a door, house, etc.), situated without ([ablative] or [compound]), outer, exterior ([accusative] with √kṛ, to turn out, expel), [Atharva-veda] etc., etc.
2) not belonging to the family or country, strange, foreign, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
3) excluded from caste or the community, an out-caste, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
4) diverging from, conflicting with, opposed to, having nothing to do with ([ablative] or [compound]), [ib.]
5) (with artha), meaning external to (id est. not resulting from) the sounds or letters forming a word, [Pāṇini 1-1, 68 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
6) m. a corpse (for vāhya?), [Kāvya literature]
7) Name of a man ([plural] his family), [Saṃskārakaustubha]
8) ([plural]) Name of a people, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
9) Bāhyā (बाह्या):—[from bāhya] f. ([scilicet] tvac) the outer bark of a tree, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
10) Bāhya (बाह्य):—(ifc. f(ā). ) the outer part, exterior, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
11) [in the beginning of a compound] outside, without, out, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc.
Bāhya (बाह्य):—
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Bāhya (बाह्य):—
1) am Ende eines comp.: sadbāhya so v. a. schlecht [Hemacandra] [Yogaśāstra 3, 119.] — m. Leichnam nach [BÜHLER]; s. [Spr. (II) 2533,] [Nalopākhyāna] diese Bed könnte eher vāhya haben.
Bāhya (बाह्य):—, bāhia ([Atharvaveda] ) —
1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) aussen befindlich , draussen (vor der Thür , vor dem Hause , vor dem Dorfe u.s.w.) — , ausserhalb von (Abl. oder im Comp. vorangehend) gelegen u.s.w. , der äussere. Acc. mit kar hinausweisen , von sich fern halten. taddhita m. so. v.a. ein neu hinzutretendes Taddhita-Suffix. Auch Compar. bāhyatara [Śaṃkarācārya] zu [Bālarāmāyaṇa 4,1,2(S.1056,Z.13).] — b) nicht zur Familie — , nicht zum Lande u.s.w. gehörig , fremd. — c) aus der Kaste — , aus der Gesellschaft gestossen [Āpastamba’s Dharmasūtra] auch Compar. bāhyatara. — d) ausserhalb von Etwas (Abl. oder im Comp. vorangehend) liegend , so v.a. abweichend von , im Widerspruch stehend mit , sich nicht fügend in , Nichts zu thun habend mit , sich ablehnend verhaltend , sich nicht eignend zu. artha m. die ausserhalb gelegene , mit dem Lautcomplex zunächst Nichts zu thun habende Bedeutung eines Wortes. —
2) verschiedene Casus als Adv. oder Praep. (die Ergänzung im Abl. oder im Comp. vorangehend): bahyena , bāhye und bāhya draussen , ausserhalb ; bāhyam dass , und hinaus ([127,15]) ; bāhyāt von draussen. —
3) m. — a) Leichnam (?). — b) Nomen proprium — α) Pl. eines Volkes [Wilson's Uebersetzung des Viṣṇupurāṇa 2,156.] — β) eines Mannes ; Pl. seine Nachkommen. —
4) f. ā — a) Aussenrinde. — b) Nomen proprium eines Flusses [Wilson's Uebersetzung des Viṣṇupurāṇa 2,156.] —
5) n. das Aeussere. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. f. ā.
Bāhya (बाह्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Bajjha, Bahira, Bāhira, Bāhiriya, Bāhirilla.
Bāhya (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 外 [wài]: “outside”.
Note: bāhya can be alternatively written as: bāhyam.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Bāhya (बाह्य) [Also spelled bahy]:—(ind) out, outside; beyond; (a) external, outward, exterior; superficial; ostentatious; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Bāhya (ಬಾಹ್ಯ):—
1) [adjective] located farther without; outer; exterior; external.
2) [adjective] thrown, sent out; expelled; ousted.
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Bāhya (ಬಾಹ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] the outer region or district.
2) [noun] the outer portion of something.
3) [noun] that which is not related to, concerned with or is beyond the limit of.
4) [noun] an outsider, stranger, unknown man; a foreigner.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Bāhya (बाह्य):—adj. 1. outer; external; 2. foreign; alien; outlandish;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
bāhya (ဗာဟျ) [(na) (န)]—
[bahi+ṇya]
[ဗဟိ+ဏျ]
[Pali to Burmese]
bāhya—
(Burmese text): အပြင်အပ။ ဗာဟိရံ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): Outdoors. Bahiravan - look.
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.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 9.19 - The six kinds of external austerities (bāhya-tapas) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]
Verse 9.26 - The two subdivisions of renunciation (vyutsarga) < [Chapter 9 - Stoppage and Shedding of Karmas]
Verse 2.17 - The physical-sense (dravyendriya) < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
The concept of Yoga in Yoga Upanishads (by Philomina T.L)
6.2. The concept of Niyama (religious observances) < [Chapter 2 - Principal Tenets of Yoga]
6.4. The concept of Prāṇāyāma (breath control) < [Chapter 2 - Principal Tenets of Yoga]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.253 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.2.95 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.4.230 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 13.34 < [Chapter 13 - Prakṛti-puruṣa-vibhāga-yoga]
Verse 5.21 < [Chapter 5 - Karma-sannyāsa-yoga (Yoga through Renunciation of Action)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)