Bheka: 21 definitions
Introduction:
Bheka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)Bheka (啶啶�) or B峁沨ad-bhek膩dya-gh峁泃a refers to one of the topics discussed in the 驰辞驳腻尘峁泃补, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 4 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)鈥� by Rajendralal Mitra (1822鈥�1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.鈥擳he 驰辞驳腻尘峁泃补 is a large Ayurvedic compilation dealing with the practice of medicine and therapeutics authored by Gop膩la Sena, Kavir膩ja, of Dv膩randh膩. It is dated to the 18th century and contains 11,700 艣濒辞办补蝉.鈥擳he catalogue includes the term鈥擝峁沨ad-bheka-膩dya-gh峁泃a in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: 惫峁沨补诲产丑别办腻诲测补驳丑峁泃补峁� .
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: Wisdom Library: 膧yurveda and botanyBheka (啶啶�) is a Sanskrit word referring to the animal 鈥渇rog鈥�. The meat of this animal is part of the 尘腻峁僺补惫补谤驳补 (鈥榞roup of flesh鈥�), which is used throughout Ayurvedic literature. The animal Bheka is part of the sub-group named Bh奴mi艣aya, refering to animals 鈥渨ho sleep in burrows in earth鈥�. It was classified by Caraka in his Carakasa峁僪it膩 s奴trasth膩na (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work. Caraka defined such groups (vargas) based on the dietic properties of the substance.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda 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)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra TantraBheka (啶啶�) refers to a 鈥渇rog鈥� and represents one of the animals associated with the D奴t墨s associated with Tumburu, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar膩ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P膩rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 11.1-24ab, while describing the appearance and worship of Tumburu]鈥斺�淸...] However, those who are D奴t墨s bear a form adorned with one face, two arms, and three eyes. Adorning [them is] hair, shorn with scissors. They sit on a fish, a turtle, a makara, and a frog (bheka). The servants are two-armed and hold a sword and a hide, [faces bent] in a crooked frown [on their] single faces, [which is adorned with] three eyes. [When] meditated on, [they] burst forth with white, etc., colors, giving the fruits of siddhis. [...]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) 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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationBheka (啶啶�) refers to a 鈥渢oad鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.4.4 (鈥淪earch for K膩rttikeya and his conversation with Nandin鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Nand墨艣vara said to K膩rttikeya and the K峁泃tik膩s: 鈥淸...] You are the creator of the universe, you are the lord. Your place is not among these. You are a mass of attributes and splendour as the soul of a Yogin. O brother, those who do not know you are of damned intellect. Although the toads (bheka) and lotuses are in the same pond toads are not honoured. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybheka : (m.) a frog.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBheka, (cp. Vedic bheka, onomat. ) a frog Th. 1, 310; J. III, 430; IV, 247; VI, 208. (Page 508)
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)产丑别办补鈥�
(Burmese text): 醼樶��� (醼栣���)醽�
(Auto-Translation): Bar (Fah).
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybh膿ka (啶啶�).鈥攏 A slice, slip, slit, a long piece or a longitudinal division in general.
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bh膿ka (啶啶�).鈥攎 S A frog.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbh膿ka (啶啶�).鈥�m A frog. n A slice, slip.
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 dictionaryBheka (啶啶�).鈥擺产丑墨 kan kasya netvam; U峁嚹乨i-s奴tra 3.43]
1) A frog; 啶啷嵿啷� 啶ㄠた啶啷嵿え啷� 啶曕ぐ啶苦ぃ啶� 啶啶曕 啶さ啶むた 啶啶班啶о啶� (pa峁卥e nimagne kari峁噄 bheko bhavati m奴rdhaga岣�).
2) A timid man.
3) A cloud; 啶む啶溹 啶膏う啷嵿く啷� 啶げ啶曕ぐ啷� 啶啶班ぎ啶む啶∴ 啶︵ぞ啶灌ぎ啷囙す啶ㄠ啶む 啷� 啶膏啶掂ぞ啶啷佮し啷嵿啶氞啶涏ぐ啷嵿う啶苦え啶距ざ啷� 啶啶曕じ啷嵿い啷� 啶ぐ啶苦啷�啶班啶むた啶む (teja岣� sadyo balakaro bhramat峁涐笉 d膩hamehanut | sv膩paku峁ａ弓hacchardin膩艣墨 bhekastu pari办墨rtita岣�) || R膩janigha峁囜弓u.
-办墨 1 A small frog.
2) A female frog.
Derivable forms: 产丑别办补岣� (啶啶曕).
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Bheka (啶啶�).鈥�a. Timid.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBheka (啶啶�).鈥攎.
(-办补岣�) 1. A frog. 2. A cloud. 3. A timid man. f. (-办墨) 1. The female of the frog, or a small frog. 2. A kind of creeper, (Hydrocotyle Asiatica.) E. 产丑墨 to fear, Unadi aff. kan.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBheka (啶啶�).鈥� (vb. 产丑墨), I. m. 1. A frog, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 81, 13. 2. A cloud. Ii. f. 办墨, The female frog, or a small frog.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBheka (啶啶�).鈥擺masculine] 墨 [feminine] frog.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bheka (啶啶�):鈥�m. (probably onomatopoetic; but cf. [U峁嚹乨i-s奴tra iii, 43]) a frog, [Upani峁d; K膩vya literature] etc. ([according to] to [Kath膩sarits膩gara xx, 77] the croaking of frogs was caused by the curse of Agni who was betrayed by them to the gods when he took refuge in the water)
2) a cloud, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) a timid man (= 产丑墨ru), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. bhela)
4) Name of a Ni峁Ｄ乨a and a Br膩hma峁嚹�, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBheka (啶啶�):鈥�(办补岣�) 1. m. A frog; a cloud. f. (办墨) A frog; a creeper.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Bheka (啶啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bhega.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBh膿ka (嗖硣嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] any of various families of tailless, leaping anuran amphibians with long, powerful hind legs, short forelegs, a smooth skin, and webbed feet; a frog.
2) [noun] a cowardly, timid man; a chicken-hearted fellow.
3) [noun] a cloud.
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 DictionaryBheka (啶啶�):鈥攏. neighborhood; locality; area;
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 (+5): Bhekaalee, Bhekabha, Bhekabhuj, Bhekada, Bhekadi, Bhekadi, Bhekadighrita, Bhekal, Bhekala, Bhekali, Bhekanem, Bhekani, Bhekapadi, Bhekaparni, Bhekaparnika, Bhekar, Bhekara, Bhekaraja, Bhekarava, Bhekasana.
Full-text (+9): Bhekaparni, Bhekabhuj, Bhekasana, Bhekashabda, Bhekarava, Bhekavanna, Reka, Suptabhekasana, Bhekavisesa, Bhek, Bhega, Bhekipati, Vihkrindhika, Bhakabhakaya, Pekam, Bheki, Brihadbheka, Bhekanem, Utplu, Bhekadi.
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