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Bahushakha, ś, Bahu-shakha, Bahuskha: 10 definitions

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Bahushakha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.

The Sanskrit term ś can be transliterated into English as Bahusakha or Bahushakha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Bahushakha in Vaishnavism glossary
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (vaishnavism)

ś (बहुशाख) refers to “many branches�, according to the Vednta Deśika’s Yatirjasaptati.—There are allusions to Rmnuja’s “protection� of the Vedas, his defeat of those who hold other Vedntic views as well as the significance of his establishment of the right interpretation of the Vedas in innumerable verses of the Yatirjasaptati. [...] Verse 31 captures in a lovely set of images the nature of Rmnuja’s works.They are wish-fulfilling trees for the imagination of debaters, oozing with the nectar of Hari’s feet, possessing many branches (Գܲٲ-ś) so that they can remove suffering/heat, and subduing (with their perfume) the stench of sins.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Bahushakha in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ś (बहुशाख).�a. having many branches or ramifications.

ś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and ś (शा�). See also (synonyms): bahīś.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ś (बहुशाख).—mfn.

(-�--�) Having many branches or ramifications. E. bahu, and ś a branch.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ś (बहुशाख).—[adjective] having many branches or ramifications (also khin); [abstract] tva� [neuter]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ś (बहुशाख):—[=bahu-ś] [from bahu > bah] mf()n., ‘many-branched�, having many branches or ramifications, multifarious, manifold, [Taittirīya-saṃhit; Taittirīya-brhmaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Euphorbia Antiquorum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (-tva n.)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ś (बहुशाख):—[(kha�-kh-kha�) a.] Many branched.

[Sanskrit to German]

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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.

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Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Bahushakha in Pali glossary
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

bahuskha (ဗဟုသာ�) [(ti) (တ�)]�
[bahu+skh]
ဗȶ�+သĬāī]

[Pali to Burmese]

: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)

bahuskha�

(Burmese text): များသေ� သစ်ခက်ရှိသော။

(Auto-Translation): There are many trees.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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