Bigha, Bighā: 6 definitions
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Bigha means something in the history of ancient India, 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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryBighā or Bīghā.—(IE 8-6), a land measure. Note: bighā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybighā (बिघा).—m (vigraha S) A land-measure, a bigha. It equals twenty pāṇḍa, or four hundred square kāṭhī or rods. It varies in different districts.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbighā (बिघा).—m A land-measure of 20 pāṇḍa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBīghā (बीघा):—(nm) a measure of land—five-eighth of an acre.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBighā (ಬಿಘಾ):—[noun] = ಬಿಘೆ [bighe].
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 DictionaryBighā (बिघा):—n. a measure of land (5th of an acre);
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: Bighabighoti, Bighada, Bighadabighada, Bighadanem, Bighadayisu, Bighatana, Bighaute-aulo, Bighaute-doodh, Bighaute-dudha, Bighauti, Bighavani.
Ends with: Kasabigha, Kudathalabigha, Padathali Bigha.
Full-text (+23): Bighavani, Padathali Bigha, Bisva, Bigaha, Bigada, Panda, Bigadanem, Bigadabigada, Kudathalabigha, Paina, Baragani, Bighabighoti, Sadesataki, Khandi, Anapatti, Uktijamina, Rutaka, Pandharaki, Mundacem Sheta, Shilotari.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.4.5 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)