Badhaka, 첹: 20 definitions
Introduction:
Badhaka means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar첹 (बाधक).�lit. that which sublates or sets aside; generally a special rule which sets aside a general rule: cf. ये� ना-प्राप्ते यो विधिरारभ्यते � तस्य बाधक� भवति (yena nā-prāpte yo vidhirārabhyate sa tasya ako bhavati), Pari. Patha of पुरुषोत्तमदे� (ܰṣoٳٲ𱹲) Pari. 51; cf. also नैतज्ज्ञापकसाध्य� अपवादैरुत्सर्ग� बाध्यन्त इत� � बाधकेनानेन भवितव्यं सामान्�-विहितस्य विशेषविहितेन � (naitajjñāpakasādhya� 貹岹irutsargā yanta iti | akenānena bhavitavya� sāmānya-vihitasya viśeṣavihitena |) M.Bh. on P. II. 1.24 Vart. 5. बाधक (첹) is used as a synonym of अपवा� (貹岹), cf. अपवादशब्दोत्� बाधकपर� (貹岹śabdotra 첹para�) Par. Sek. Pari. 58.

Vyakarana (व्याकर�, 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.
Shaiva philosophy
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)첹 (बाधक) refers to “refuting� (a philosophical proposition), according to the Īśvarapratyabhijñāvimarśinī 1.178.—Accordingly, “And there is no argument proving [the existence] of the [external object], and the main (mukhya) [argument] refuting (첹) [its existence] amounts to this much: the fact that there [can] be no manifestation (śԲ) [of it] even as a [mere] object of inference if [this object] is distinct from the manifesting consciousness (ś)?�.
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā첹 (बाधक) or Prati첹 refers to the “transgressor (of the true dharma)�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] At that time, sixty ṭi of Bodhisattvas, having stood up from the congregation, joined their palms, paid homage to the Lord, and then uttered these verses in one voice: ‘[...] (215) Immediately after seeing the transgressor of the true dharma (saddharma-prati-첹), even from afar, we will show friendliness to him that he show not anger towards us. (216) Being restrained in word and deed, we will protect them as much as possible, and never reproach them for being established in a particular sinful activity. [...]’�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpārami ūٰ.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary첹 : (adj.) preventing; harassing; obstructing.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary첹, (adj.) (fr. ) oppressing, harassing, injurious Vism. 496 (dukkhā añña� na °�); VvA. 214; PvA. 175. (Page 485)
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary1) badhaka (ဗဓက) [(ti) (တ�)]�
ڲ+ṇa첹�,5�33.]
[ဗ�+ဏက� မောဂ်၊ ၅။၃၃။]
2) 첹 (ဗာဓက) [(ti) (တ�)]�
[a+ṇvu.thī-nitea-]
[ဗာ�+ဏွု။ ထ�-�-ဗာဓိကာ]
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)1) badhaka�
(Burmese text): နှောင်ဖွဲ့တတ်သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): He is capable of tying knots.
2) 첹�
(Burmese text): (�) တားမြစ်တတ်သော။ တိရစ္ဆာနဘူ�-(က)ကြည့်။ (�) ညှဉ်းဆ�-နှိပ်စက�-ဖျက်ဆီ�-တတ်သော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Capable of being prohibited. Reptilian creature - (a) observe. (2) Someone who is capable of oppression - cruelty - destruction.

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
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary첹 (बाधक).—a (S) That opposes, obstructs, withstands, prohibits, precludes, prevents; and, generally, that stands in the way of, disagrees with, or affects injuriously. 2 Used as s n An objection.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English첹 (बाधक).�a That opposes; that disagrees with. An objection.
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
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary첹 (बाधक).�a. (- f.) [बाध् ण्वुल् ( ṇvܱ)]
1) Troubling, tormenting, oppressing.
2) Vexing, annoying.
3) Annulling.
4) Suspending, contradicting, invalidating (as a rule &c.).
5) Hindering.
6) That which sublates; तद्ध� बाधक� भवति यदबाधमानमप्रयोजन� भवति (taddhi 첹� bhavati yadaamānamaprayojana� bhavati) ŚB. on MS.1.6.3.
-첹� A particular disease of women; (ṛtukāle prajājanana- śaktipratirodhaka�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBadhaka (बध�).—m.
(-첹�) A slaughterer, a killer. E. han changed to badha and kun aff.
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첹 (बाधक).—mfn.
(-첹�-kā-ka�) What hinders, opposes, pains, &c. f.
(-) 1. Tormenting. 2. Annulling. 3. Vexing. E. and ṇvܱ aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary첹 (बाधक).—[feminine] molesting, afflicting, paining, injuring, removing.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 첹 (बाधक):—[from ] mf()n. oppressing, harassing, paining (See śٰ-)
2) [v.s. ...] opposing, hindering, injuring, prejudicing, [Mahābhārata; Purāṇa] (- f.)
3) [v.s. ...] setting aside, suspending, annulling, [Śaṃkarācārya; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha] (-tva n.)
4) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] disease of women, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a kind of tree, [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa]
6) [v.s. ...] mf(ī)n. belonging to or derived from the 첹 tree, [ṢaḍvBr.; ???]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Badhaka (बध�):�(첹�) 1. m. A slaughterer.
2) 첹 (बाधक):—[(ka�-kā-ka�) a.] Hindering.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)첹 (बाधक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: .
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary첹 (बाधक):�(a) causing hindrance/obstruction/impediment; obstructive, impeding, troublesome; -[tattva] an obstructive element; hence ~[] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus첹 (ಬಾಧಕ):�
1) [noun] = ಬಾಧೆ - [badhe -] 2, 3 & 6.
2) [noun] he or that which troubles, molests.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary첹 (बाधक):—n. 1. obstruction; restriction; opposition; hindrance; 2. restraint; adj. obstructive; hindering; restrictive;
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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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.256 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.255 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3008-3009 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Verse 3010-3017 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Verse 2226 < [Chapter 24a - The case for the reliability of the Veda (the Revealed Word)]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Dharmottara on the viparyaye 첹-pramāṇa and Trairūpya
Jñānaśrīmitra on Viparyaya-첹-pramāṇa
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 4.5.16 < [Part 5 - Anger (raudra-rasa)]
Kausika Sutra (study) (by V. Gopalan)
The Sixth Adhyaya (chapter)—Abhicara rites
The Second Adhyaya (chapter)—Medha-janana, etc.
4. The Women’s rites < [Summary of the Fourth Adhyaya (chapter) of the Kausika Sutra]