Bhedana: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Bhedana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Bhedan.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyBhedana (भेदन) is another name (synonym) for Hiṅgu, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Ferula assa-foetida (asafoetida). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 6.72-75), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus. The synonym can also be divided as two separate synonyms, Śūlaghna and Gulmaghna.
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms1) Bhedana (भेदन):—Breaking pain
2) Breaking reduction of the hard substances into small pieces.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismIncision (bhedana) is made to achieve effective drainage or exposure of underlying structures to let the content out. (described in the Sushruta Samhita)
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybhedana : (nt.) breach; division; disunion.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBhedana, (nt.) (fr. bhid, as in Caus. bhedeti) 1. breaking (open), in puṭa° breaking of the seed-boxes (of the Pāṭali plant), idiomatic for “merchandise” Miln. 1. See under puṭa.—2. (fig.) breach, division, destruction A. IV, 247; Dh. 138; Bu II. 7; J. I, 467 (mittabhāva°).
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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybhēdana (भेदन).—n S Separating, dividing, disuniting, parting, piercing.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhedana (भेदन).—a. [bhid-ṇic lyu lyuṭ vā]
1) Breaking, dividing &c.; नरनागाश्ववृन्दानां भेदनं क्षिप्रकारिणम् (naranāgāśvavṛndānāṃ bhedanaṃ kṣiprakāriṇam) Mb.6.18.8.
2) Loosening (as the feces), purgative.
-nam 1 Splitting, breaking, rending.
2) Dividing, separating.
3) Distinguishing.
4) Sowing dissensions, creating discord.
5) Dissolving, loosening.
6) Disclosing, betraying.
7) Disunion, discord.
8) Asa Fœtida.
9) (In astr.) Passing through a constellation.
1) Piercing the nostril (of an animal for bridling; nāsācchedana); गोषु ब्राह्मणसंस्थासु छुरिकायाश्च भेदने (goṣu brāhmaṇasaṃsthāsu churikāyāśca bhedane) Ms.8.325.
11) A purgative.
-naḥ A hog.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhedana (भेदन).—n.
(-naṃ) Dividing, separating, literally or figuratively, as tearing, breaking, specifying, discriminating, causing separation or dissension, &c. m.
(-naḥ) A hog. E. bhid to break, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhedana (भेदन).—i. e. bhid + ana, n. 1. Dividing. 2. Piercing, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 286.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhedana (भेदन).—[adjective] breaking, tearing, piercing, perforating; [neuter] the action of breaking etc., disclosing, betraying, disuniting; bursting, opening, breach, rupture, disunion, discord.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhedana (भेदन):—[from bhid] a etc. See p.766.
2) [from bheda] b mfn. breaking, cleaving, splitting, rending, piercing, dividing, separating, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) causing to flow, giving free course (to a river), [Pañcarātra]
4) [v.s. ...] causing pain in the joints or limbs, [Suśruta]
5) [v.s. ...] loosening (the faeces), cathartic, purgative, [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
6) [v.s. ...] destroying, dissolving, relieving (cf. hṛdaya-granthi-bh)
7) [v.s. ...] m. a hog, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] Rumex Vesicarius, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] n. the act of breaking, cleaving etc., [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
10) [v.s. ...] bursting, parting asunder, breach, fracture, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Suśruta; Prāyaścitta-tattva]
11) [v.s. ...] the passing (through an asterism), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
12) [v.s. ...] disclosure, betrayal (of a secret), [Kathāsaritsāgara]
13) [v.s. ...] embroilment, disunion, discord, [Mahābhārata; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
14) [v.s. ...] discrimination, [Horace H. Wilson]
15) [v.s. ...] a purgative, [Suśruta]
16) [v.s. ...] Asa Foetida, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhedana (भेदन):—(naṃ) 1. n. A discriminating.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Bhedana (भेदन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Bhiṃdaṇa, Bhiṃdaṇayā, Bheaṇa.
[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) Bheḍanā (भेडना):—(v) to close, to shut (as [daravājā]-); to sell a lame horse to, to hoodwink somebody in to a losing bargain.
2) Bhedana (भेदन) [Also spelled bhedan]:—(nm) the act of piercing/boring/disuniting; cleavage; ~[nīya] fit to be pierced, vulnerable; •[tā] vulnerability.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhēdana (ಭೇದನ):—
1) [noun] the act of breaking, shattering.
2) [noun] the act or an instance of dividing; division.
3) [noun] the act of causing (a group, political party, etc.) to separate into divisions or factions; creating rift, disunity between or among.
4) [noun] the act of making something lose, strengthless, etc.
5) [noun] a divulging of a secret; divulgence.
6) [noun] lack of unity; disunity.
7) [noun] the pungent-smelling gum resin obtained from Ferula Asafoetida, used in treating illness, and in cooking; asafoetida.
8) [noun] frequent evacuation of bowels in loose or liquid form.
9) [noun] any swine, esp. a domesticated adult (Sus scrofa); a hog.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Bhedanadhamma, Bhedanaka, Bhedanasamvattanika, Bhedanaya.
Ends with (+19): Adribhedana, Ajabhedana, Amlabhedana, Amtarbhedana, Asambhedana, Ashmaribhedana, Avibhedana, Camasodbhedana, Chamasodbhedana, Ghonantabhedana, Kalindabhedana, Kalindibhedana, Katukapabhedana, Leshtabhedana, Leshtubhedana, Loshtabhedana, Manipuravibhedana, Marmabhedana, Matabhedana, Nabhahprabhedana.
Full-text (+33): Loshtabhedana, Putabhedana, Leshtubhedana, Rahasyabheda, Pratibhedana, Ashmaribhedana, Amlabhedana, Marmabhedana, Bhimdanaya, Bhedaniya, Pashanabheda, Prabhedana, Parabhedana, Bheana, Matabhedana, Bhindana, Bheavva, Bhidana, Stupabhedana, Udbhedana.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 8.325 < [Section XLIII - Theft (steya)]
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Hamsa Upanishad of Shukla-Yajurveda (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 137-140 - The Story of Venerable Mahā Moggallāna < [Chapter 10 - Daṇḍa Vagga (Punishment)]