Vadaba, Vaḍaba: 3 definitions
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Vadaba means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryVaḍaba (वडब).—[masculine] male horse resembling a mare.
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Vaḍabā (वडबा).—[feminine] mare.
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Vāḍaba (वाडब).—adj. coming from a mare; [masculine] = vaḍabāgni, also a Brahman.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Vaḍaba (वडब):—m. (also written vaḍava, baḍava, baḍaba) a male horse resembling a mare (and therefore attracting the stallion), [Vaitāna-sūtra]
2) Vaḍabā (वडबा):—[from vaḍaba] a f. See next.
3) [from vaḍaba] b f. (also written vadavā, baḍavā, baḍabā) a female horse, mare, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] etc. etc.
4) [v.s. ...] the nymph Aśvinī (who, in the form of a mare as wife of Vivasvat or the Sun, became the mother of the two Aśvins; cf. aśvinī), [Purāṇa; Daśakumāra-carita]
5) [v.s. ...] a [particular] constellation represented by a horse’s head, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) [v.s. ...] a female slave, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] a harlot, prostitute, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] = dvija-strī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] Name of a woman (having the [patronymic] Prātītheyī), [Gṛhya-sūtra]
10) [v.s. ...] of a wife of Vasu-deva (called paricārikā), [Harivaṃśa]
11) [v.s. ...] of a river, [Mahābhārata]
12) [v.s. ...] of a place of pilgrimage, [Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra]
13) Vāḍaba (वाडब):—mfn. (or vāḍava) ([from] vaḍaba) coming from a mare (as milk), [Suśruta]
14) m. a stallion, stud-horse, [Pāṇini 6-2, 65 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
15) submarine fire (cf. under vaḍaba and aurva), [Kāvya literature; Purāṇa]
16) a Brāhman, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (cf. vāḍabya)
17) Name of a grammarian, [Patañjali on Pāṇini 8-2, 106]
18) m. or n. the lower world, bell, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
19) n. a stud [gana] khaṇḍikādi
20) a [particular] Muhūrta, [Catalogue(s)]
21) a kind of coitus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaḍaba (ವಡಬ):—[noun] a fire the ocean is believed to have; the marine fire.
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Vāḍaba (ವಾಡಬ):—
1) [noun] an uncastrated, breeding horse; a stallion.
2) [noun] a fire the ocean is believed to have; the marine fire.
3) [noun] a man belonging to brāhmaṇa caste.
4) [noun] name of one of the worlds believed to be beneath the earth.
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 (+1): Vadababhartri, Vadababhrita, Vadabadhenu, Vadabagni, Vadabagnimala, Vadabaharaka, Vadabaharana, Vadabaharya, Vadabahrita, Vadabakarsha, Vadabakarshiya, Vadabalagamaka, Vadabamukha, Vadabamukhi, Vadabanala, Vadabanalacurna, Vadabaratha, Vadabashikhi, Vadabasuta, Vadabavaktra.
Ends with: Ashvavadaba, Kunaravadaba, Parevadaba.
Full-text (+12): Vadava, Vadabanala, Vadabagni, Vadabavaktrahutabhuj, Vadabavaktra, Vadabamukha, Vadababhrita, Vadabamukhi, Vadabasuta, Badaba, Vadabin, Vadabahrita, Vadababhartri, Vadabaratha, Vadabagnimala, Vadabakarshiya, Vadabaharya, Vadabashikhi, Vadabaharaka, Dhautari.
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