Bodhaka: 16 definitions
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Bodhaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Bodhak.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Google Books: A Practical Approach to the Science of AyurvedaBodhaka (बोधक).—One of the five upadoṣas (sub-functions) of kapha (one of the three biological humors).—
Location of bodhaka: Tongue and throat.
Functions of bodhaka: Perception of taste.
Ailments of bodhaka due to vitiation: Impaired taste buds and salivary glands.
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: ŚaivismBodhaka (बोधक) refers to a type of ācārya (“Śaiva preceptor”) qualified to teach disciples (śiṣya), according to Nigamajñāna (Śaiva teacher of the 16th century) in his Śaivāgamaparibhāṣāmañjarī.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybōdhaka (बोधक).—a (S) That explains or makes known; that indicates or points out; that typifies, prefigures, adumbrates: also that informs, instructs, teaches, makes acquainted with. 2 S That awakens.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbōdhaka (बोधक).—a That explains; that instructs.
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 dictionaryBodhaka (बोधक).—a. (-dhikā f.) [बुध्-णिच् ण्वुल् (budh-ṇic ṇvul)]
1) Informing, apprising.
2) Instructing, teaching.
3) Indicative of.
4) Awakening, rousing.
-kaḥ 1 A spy.
2) A teacher, instructor.
3) A minstrel, bard.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBodhaka (बोधक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A spy, an informer. 2. A teacher. E. budh to understand, causal form, aff. vun .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBodhaka (बोधक).—i. e. budh, [Causal.], + aka, I. adj. Causing to know, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Bodhaka (बोधक).—[feminine] dhikā awakening, teaching, explaining, conducive to the knowledge of (—°); [masculine] instructor, teacher.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumBodhaka (बोधक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bodhaka (बोधक):—[from budh] mf(ikā)n. awakening, arousing, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] causing to know, explaining, teaching, instructing, a teacher, instructor, [Kāvya literature; Vedāntasāra; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
3) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) denoting, indicating, signifying (-tva n.), [Pāṇini [Scholiast or Commentator]; Vedāntasāra]
4) [v.s. ...] m. a spy, informer, [Horace H. Wilson]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a man ([plural] his descendants), [Pravara texts]
6) [v.s. ...] of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBodhaka (बोधक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A spy; a teacher.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Bodhaka (बोधक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bohaya.
[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 dictionaryBodhaka (बोधक) [Also spelled bodhak]:—Sanskrit prefix meaning that which or one who causes perception/knowledge or informs/indicates (as [vismayādibodhaka]), indicative of; (nm) an indicator; one who or that which imparts knowledge/information.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBōdhaka (ಬೋಧಕ):—[noun] he who imparts knowledge; a teacher; a preceptor.
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: Bodhakakapha, Bodhakara, Bodhakartri, Bodhakashakti, Bodhakatva.
Ends with (+5): Ababodhaka, Abodhaka, Avabodhaka, Balabodhaka, Bhagavadgitabodhaka, Bhavabodhaka, Bodhabodhaka, Dhvanibodhaka, Durbodhaka, Gunabodhaka, Karmabodhaka, Kubodhaka, Nitibodhaka, Pathyapathyavibodhaka, Pindabodhaka, Prabodhaka, Pratibodhaka, Sambodhaka, Samyabodhaka, Subodhaka.
Full-text (+10): Bhavabodhaka, Bodhakatva, Avabodhaka, Udbodhaka, Kapha, Bodhakakapha, Avabodha, Bodhita, Samyabodhaka, Pratibodha, Bohaya, Balabodhaka, Bhagavadgitabodhaka, Pratibodh, Balabodhika, Samuccaya, Dhvanibodhaka, Pratibodhaka, Vrittyarthabodhaka, Abodhaka.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.140 [Sahokti] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 2.3 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 2.34 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2188 < [Chapter 24a - The case for the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Verse 2539-2544 < [Chapter 24b - Arguments against the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Verse 2088-2095 < [Chapter 24a - The case for the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 8.13.71 < [Chapter 13 - A Thousand Names of Lord Balarāma]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 10 - Viṣṇusvāmin < [Chapter XXXI - The Philosophy of Vallabha]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 50 - Departure of the Soul to the Next World < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)