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Bida, ḍa, Biḍ�: 13 definitions

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Bida means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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)

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstra

ḍa (बि�):—Sanskrit name for one of the drugs belonging to the Sādhāraṇarasa group, according to the 鲹śܻ첹: a 13th century Sanskrit book on Indian alchemy, or, Rasaśāstra and other similar texts. ḍa has medicinal and alchemical applications, such as that it removes all the ṣa (‘bad effects�)

: Indian Journal of History of Science, 31(4), 1996: Mūṣāvijñāna

ḍa (बि�) is a preparation of various alkalies, acids, salts etc. According to the Rasaratnasamuccaya 10.12, the ۴Dzūṣ� was made of burnt chaff, powdered and burnt coals, earth from a place where white ants abound, and a ḍa which is a preparation of various alkalies, acids, salts etc.

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

ḍa (बि�) or Viḍa refers to “black salt�, according to the Mahābhārata Anuśāsanaparva 91.41, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 첹śٰ or 첹첹.—We cannot see any reference to the salt in Ṛgveda. But most of the non-Ṛgvedic Saṃhitas, Brāhmaṇas and Upaniṣads refer to salt in the name of ṇa or saindhava. Mahābhārata refers the non-usage of ḍa (ḍa) and black salt in ś ceremonies. According to Mahābhārata (Anuśāsanaparva 161.99), eating salt in the palms of one’s hands and eating salt at night should be avoided.

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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.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Bida (बि�).—A Pravara of the Bhārgavas.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 6. 20.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Bida in India is the name of a plant defined with Mimosa rubicaulis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa mutabilis Roxb. (among others).

2) Bida is also identified with Salix denticulata It has the synonym Salix elegans Host, nom. illeg. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Enum. Pl. (1822)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1783)
· Fl. Austriac. (1831)
· Proc. Indian Acad. Sci., Pl. Sci. (1990)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Kongliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar (1850)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bidā (बिदा).—p ( A) Sent away; dismissed; permitted to depart--a visitor. v kara.

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bīḍa (बी�).—n Iron-ore. 2 The mass of this ore upon which sheets of copper &c. are beaten out. 3 A cart-rope. 4 Bitloben or black salt. See baḍaṇa.

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bīḍa (बी�).—n (īḍa from ḍ� Ring) Measure, model, pattern. Ex. hyā biḍācā dhōtarajōḍ� asalā kiṃvā tyā biḍācē� pāgōṭēṃ asalē� tara kāḍha.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

bīḍa (बी�).�n Iron-ore. A cart-rope. n Model. Ex. hyā bīḍācā dhōtarajōḍ�.

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bīda (बी�).�f A street or lane.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ḍa (बि�).—A kind of salt.

Derivable forms: ḍam (बिडम�).

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

Bida (बि�):—[from bind] m. (also written vida) Name of a man, [Pāṇini 4-1, 104] [plural] his family, [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

[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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Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Bidā (बिदा):�(nf) farewell, departure; adieu; -[] to see off, to send off, to bid farewell; -[] to give a send-off; to bid farewell; -[] to make one’s adieu; to take leave of.

2) Bīḍ� (बीडा):�(nm) seasoned and folded betel-leaf;—[] to make it one’s business to, to undertake an assignment; to accept a challenge.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ḍa (ಬಿ�):—[noun] a kind of raw salt.

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Bīḍa (ಬೀ�):—[noun] = ಬೀಡಾ [bida].

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Bīḍ� (ಬೀಡಾ):—[noun] a preparation of betel leaves, lime, arecanut etc. used to chew.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Biḍ� (बिडा):—n. a mouthful of betel leaf with tobacco or spices;

2) Bidā (बिदा):—n. 1. departure; farewell; 2. leave; 3. holiday; 4. freedom; liberation;

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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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