Bhedaka: 21 definitions
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Bhedaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
1) Bhedaka (भेदक).—Lit.distinguishing; differentiating; cf भेदकत्वात्स्वरस्य (bhedakatvātsvarasya) | भेदका उदात्तादयः (bhedakā udāttādayaḥ) | M. Bh. on P. I. 1.1 Vārt. 13;
2) Bhedaka.—Adjective; cf. भेदकं विशेषणं भेद्यं विशेष्यम् (bhedakaṃ viśeṣaṇaṃ bhedyaṃ viśeṣyam) Kāś. on P. II: 1.57;
3) Bhedaka.—Variety; kind; cf. सामान्यस्य विशेषो भेदकः प्रकारः (sāmānyasya viśeṣo bhedakaḥ prakāraḥ) Kāś. on P.V. 3.23;
4) Bhedaka.—Indicating, suggesting, as contrasted with वाचक (vācaka); cf. संबन्धस्य तु भेदकः (saṃbandhasya tu bhedakaḥ) Vākyapadīya.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Bhedaka (भेदक) or Prabhedaka refers to “splitting” (others’ intellect), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.25 (“The seven celestial sages test Pārvatī”).—Accordingly, as the seven Sages said (with false words) to Pārvatī: “[...] O daughter of mountain, the good conduct of Nārada is thus well-known. Now hear about another activity of his in making men detached. There was a Vidyādhara named Citraketu. The sage instructed him and made him detached from his house. He bestowed his instructions on Prahlāda and made him suffer much at the hands of Hiraṇyakaśipu. He is definitely a person who splits others’ intellect [i.e., parabuddhi-prabhedaka]. [...]”.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Bhedaka (भेदक) refers to a “violator of the rules (concerning the vessel)”, according to the Pātravidhi—a manual of the Lakulīśa Pāśupata school of Śaivism dealing with purification of the initiate’s vessel (pātra) and other concerned issues.—Accordingly, “The one [who has undertaken the vow of] eating from the [ascetic’s] vessel, if he enjoys flavours from [a vessel] different from the vessel [provided to him], will be denounced among the expounders of brahman, [i.e. the Vedas,] and will be known as the violator of the rules concerning the vessel (pātra-bhedaka). (39) Having enjoyed [the food] from the vessel, an ascetic should properly wash [it], using mantras. Thus, that vessel of him will not be impure, like the Camasa[-vessel] in the [Vedic] sacrifice. (40)”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Bhedaka (भेदक) refers to “being divided (by quality)”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly [while describing the wind-circle (vāyu-cakra)]: “[...] [Every Yoginī who] dwells in the chandoha (“milking together”) [holy sites], is excellent, should be known to be [of] the Hard-to-Conquer Level, and are approved to live in the fourth continent. This layer (the second layer) consists of the egg-born. [It is] triple, divided by quality (guṇa-bhedaka). Consisting of three [circles], the third layer is formed by the moisture-born The fourth layer, called ‘womb-born,’ is understood to comprise three [circles]. The Wind Circle, the second, is thus [taught]. [...]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
bhedaka : (adj.) one who breaks or causes disunion.
Bhedaka, (adj. n.) (fr. bheda) breaking, dividing, causing disunion; (m.) divider Vin. II, 205; J. VI, 382.—nt. adv. bhedakaṃ, as in °nakha in such a way as to break a nail DA. I, 37. (Page 509)
bhedaka (ဘေဒက) [(pu) (ပု)]—
[bheda+kara+kvi．bhidi+ṇvu．maṇimañjū,1．369．]
[ဘေဒ+ကရ+ကွိ။ ဘိဒိ+ဏွု။ မဏိမဉ္ဇူ၊ ၁။ ၃၆၉။]
[Pali to Burmese]
bhedaka—
(Burmese text): (၁) ကွဲပြား-သင်းကွဲ-အောင်ပြုခြင်း။ (တိ) (၂) ထူးခြားအောင်ပြုတတ်သော၊ ထူးခြားကွဲပြားသော။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Differentiate - Distinguish - Achieve separation. (exact) (2) Capable of making something exceptional, distinctly unique.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
bhēdaka (भेदक).—a (S) That divides, separates, severs, distinguishes, discriminates.
bhēdaka (भेदक).—a That divides, severs.
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
Bhedaka (भेदक).—a. (-dikā f.) [भिद्-ण्वुल् (bhid-ṇvul)]
1) Breaking, splitting, dividing, separating.
2) Breaking through, piercing.
3) Destroying, a destroyer; मर्यादाभेदकः (maryādābhedakaḥ) Manusmṛti 9.291.
4) Distinguishing, discriminating.
5) Defining.
6) Evacuating the bowels, purgative.
7) Diverting (watercourses); स्त्रोतसां भेदको यश्च तेषां चावरणे रतः (strotasāṃ bhedako yaśca teṣāṃ cāvaraṇe rataḥ) Manusmṛti 3.163.
8) Seducing (ministers); Manusmṛti 3.232 Kull.
-kaḥ An adjective or differentiating attribute.
Bhedaka (भेदक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-dikā-kaṃ) A breaker, who or what breaks or divides. m.
(-kaḥ) A mischief-maker. m.
(-kaḥ-kaṃ) 1. An adjective. 2. Purgative. E. bhid to break ṇvul aff.
Bhedaka (भेदक).—i. e. bhid + aka, m. 1. One who breaks, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 284 (asthi-). 2. One who breaks open, 9, 280. 3. One who seratces, 8, 284 (tvac-). 4. One who diverts (watercourses), [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 3, 163. 5. A mischief-maker.
Bhedaka (भेदक).—[adjective] breaking, piercing, digging through, destroying, seducing; distinguishing, defining.
1) Bhedaka (भेदक):—[from bheda] mfn. breaking into or through, piercing, perforating, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] diverting (water-courses), [Manu-smṛti iii, 163]
3) [v.s. ...] destroying (boundary-marks), [ib. ix, 291]
4) [v.s. ...] seducing (ministers), [ib. ix, 232; Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti]
5) [v.s. ...] making a difference, distinguishing, determining, defining, [Daśarūpa; Kāvyādarśa; Pañcarātra]
6) [from bheda] n. a determinative id est. an adjective, [Pāṇini 2-1, 57 [Scholiast or Commentator]] (cf. bhedya).
Bhedaka (भेदक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Breaking.
Bhedaka (भेदक):—(von 1. bhid)
1) nom. ag. a) Zerbrecher, Durchbrecher, Einbrecher: chedakā bhedakāśca ye [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 90, 13.] saṃkramadhvajayaṣṭīnāṃ pratimānāṃ ca [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 285.] koṣṭhāgārāyudhāgāradevatāgāra [280.] maryādā Vernichter der Grenzzeichen [291.] taḍāga Durchstecher, Ableiter [279.] srotasām [3, 163.] ardhabhedako vyādhiḥ [Suśruta 2, 380, 10] so v. a. ardhabheda Hemiplegie. Vgl. aśma, tvagbhedaka, puṭa . — b) Verführer: amātyānām [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 232.] — c) Unterscheider, einen Unterschied annehmend [PAÑCAR. 2, 3, 68.] unterscheidend, näher bestimmend: vastunetṛrasāsteṣāṃ rūpakāṇāṃ hi bhedakāḥ [PRATĀPAR. 20,a,2.] [DAŚAR.1,11.] [kāvyādarśa.1,126.] sāmānyasya bhedako viśeṣaḥ prakāraḥ [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 3, 69,] [Scholiast] bhedakaṃ bhedyena saha so v. a. ein Adjectiv mit seinem Substantiv [?2, 1, 57, Scholiast Vopadeva’s Grammatik 5, 9.] nānārthabhedakāḥ [Amarakoṣa 3, 6, 8, 45.] kriyāvyayānāṃ bhedakāni [3, 30.] —
2) f. bhedikā das Zerbrechen, Zerstören, Vernichten: rudrasya (subj.) jagataḥ (obj.) [Siddhāntakaumudī] zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher.2,3,66.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik.5,28.]
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Bhedaka (भेदक):—
2) f. das Spalten: devadattasya kāṣṭhānām [Patañjali] [?a. a. O.2,394,a.]
Bhedaka (भेदक):——
1) Adj. — a) zerbrechend , durchbrechend , einbrechend , durchstechend. — b) zerstörend , vernichtend (Grenzzeichen). — c) verführend. — d) unterscheidend , einen Unterschied machend , — annehmend. — e) unterscheidend , so v.a. näher bestimmend. —
2) *f. bhedikā — a) das Zerbrechen , Spalten. — b) das Zerstören , Vernichten. —
3) n. Adjectiv.
Bhedaka (भेदक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bheaga.
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
Bhēdaka (ಭೇದಕ):—
1) [adjective] breaking; tending to break, split.
2) [adjective] dividing; separating.
3) [adjective] defining, explaining or communicating precisely, accurately.
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Bhēdaka (ಭೇದಕ):—
1) [noun] the act or an instance of breaking, splitting, destroying.
2) [noun] he who does this; a destroyer.
3) [noun] the process of separating of a physical or abstract thing, as a method of studying its nature, constitution, proportion and interrelationship of ingredients, etc.; analysis.
4) [noun] a man who analyses for any of these purposes; an analyser.
5) [noun] an adjective that helps to separate a thing, person, etc. from a class or group.
6) [noun] (phil.) a reducing of a huge or incomprehensible thing into small or comprensible size.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Bhedaka (भेदक):—adj. 1. disclosing; revealing; 2. penetrating; piercing; 3. breaking; splitting; 4. separating; dividing; 5. determining;
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.
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