Basha, Baśā, Bāsā: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Basha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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 Baśā can be transliterated into English as Basa or Basha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Baa.
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In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Bāsā (बासा) refers to the “sparrow-hawk” (bird), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “The casting [of hawks] is of two kinds—Hastamoka and Muṣṭimoka. [...] Hastamoka is that in which the jesses of the hawk are held by the fingers and the hawk is cast at the quarry, This is the only method in the case of Kuhīs (Shahin), and one of the best in the case of the Bāsā (Sparrow-hawk) [vāsādiṣvapi śasyate]”.

This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Basa in Burkina Faso is the name of a plant defined with Senna alata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassia rumphiana (DC.) Bojer (among others).
2) Basa in India is also identified with Justicia adhatoda It has the synonym Adhatoda adhatoda (L.) Huth, nom. inval., tautonym (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revista Brasileira de Genética (1989)
· Planta Medica (1990)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Berichte der Schweizerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft (1976)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2008)
· Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., (1907)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Basa, for example diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybaśā (बशा).—m (basaṇēṃ) A Mahar set in charge (of a house or field) during the owner's absence.
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basa (बस).—ad ( P) Enough. 2 Used as s f and vulgarly--Plenty, abundance, quantities, lots, piles, heaps. basa karaṇēṃ To stop, cease, desist.
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basa (बस).—m (basaṇēṃ) Seatedness or settledness; the state, or the realization of the state, of a firm seat or comfortable fixedness at, on, in, about; the being or the feeling at home. v basa. Ex. tyā amalānta tyācā ajhūna basa basalā nāhīṃ; jyā vyavahārānta jyācā basa basalā tō tyāsa sukara.
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bāśā (बाशा).—m A sudden impression or conception of terror, disgust, apprehension, or suspicion: also suspicion, surmise, or doubt gen. 2 m f C Ailment, indisposition, slight disorder.
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bāsā (बासा).—a ( H) Smelling, stale, not fresh.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbasa (बस).—ad Enough. Plenty, abundance. basa karaṇēṃ To stop, cease, desist.
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basa (बस).—m Seatedness. Sense of security and order; the being or the feeling at home.
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bāśā (बाशा).—m A sudden impression of terror, &c.
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bāsā (बासा).—a Stale, not fresh.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBāsa (बास):—bāskala [wrong reading] for bhāsa, bāṣkala.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Basa (बस) [Also spelled bas]:—(nm) control; power; (nf) a bus; (ind) that’s all, that'll do; enough; —[kā] under control, under sway; —[kā na honā] to be beyond control/reach; — [na calanā] to beat the end of one’s tether; —[meṃ] under one’s complete control; within one’s capability; •[karanā] to get somebody by the short hairs.
2) Bāsa (बास) [Also spelled baa]:—(nf) foul smell, bad/disagreeable odour.
3) Bāsā (बासा):—(a) stale, kept overnight; (nm) a habitat, dwelling place.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBasa (ಬಸ):—
1) [noun] the state or fact of being under control or the act or fact of bringing under control; subjection.
2) [noun] the state or fact of being possible.
3) [noun] the condition of being engrossed, absorbed; absorption.
4) [noun] the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others; influence.
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Basa (ಬಸ):—[noun] an ox or bull.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Basa (बस):—adj. sufficient; enough; ample; adequate;
2) Basa (बस):—n. bus;
3) Bāsa (बास):—n. 1. residence (at a place); resting place; lodging; abode; 2. dwelling place; shelter; camp-site; 3. smell;
4) Bāsā (बासा):—n. 1. a piece of cloth or handkerchief for binding books or booklets; 2. a small pouch for keeping tobacco;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bashal, Basharamba, Basharta, Basharte.
Full-text (+237): Lakshmiko-basa, Aranyabasa, Patiko-basa, Gamsa-basa-kapasa, Sasa-na-basa, Shisari, Dacaka, Basam potro, Basam pothro, Basam gatch, Sataka, Opa, Totara, Khashaphasha, Trali-basa, Gulabasa, Tura basa, Girakanda, Basabasavane, Dabadaba.
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