bāhu | बाहु | bAhu
1. bāhu/ | बाहु/ | m. f. (f., L.) (fr. √ bah | बह् |, baṃh | बंह् |; for 2. bāhu | बाहु | See col. 3) the arm, (esp.) the forearm, the arm between the elbow and the wrist (opp. to pra-gaṛqa | प्र-गऋक़ |, q.v.; in medic. the whole upper extremity of the body, as opp. to sakṭi | सक्टि |, the lower ext˚), RV. &c. &c.
the arm as a measure of length (= 12 Aṅgulas), Śulbas.
the forefoot of an animal (esp. its upper part), RV.; AV.; Br.; ĀśvGṛ.
the limb of a bow, ŚBr.
the bar of a chariot-pole, Gobh.
the post (of a door; see dvāra-b˚ | द्वार-ब्˚ |)
the side of an angular figure (esp. the base of a right-angled triangle), Sūryas.
the shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial, ib.
(also du.) the constellation Ārdrā, L.
bāhu/ | बाहु/ | m. N. of a Daitya, MBh.
of a prince (who brought ruin upon his family by his illegal actions), ib.
of a son of Vṛka, Hariv.
of a son of Vajra, VP.
bāhu | बाहु | [cf. Gk. πᾶχυς, πῆχυς; Germ. buog, Bug; Angl.Sax. bōg; Eng. bough.]
2. bāhu | बाहु | (for 1. See col. 2), Vṛddhi form of bahu | बहु | in comp.
the arm as a measure of length (= 12 Aṅgulas), Śulbas.
the forefoot of an animal (esp. its upper part), RV.; AV.; Br.; ĀśvGṛ.
the limb of a bow, ŚBr.
the bar of a chariot-pole, Gobh.
the post (of a door; see dvāra-b˚ | द्वार-ब्˚ |)
the side of an angular figure (esp. the base of a right-angled triangle), Sūryas.
the shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial, ib.
(also du.) the constellation Ārdrā, L.
bāhu/ | बाहु/ | m. N. of a Daitya, MBh.
of a prince (who brought ruin upon his family by his illegal actions), ib.
of a son of Vṛka, Hariv.
of a son of Vajra, VP.
bāhu | बाहु | [cf. Gk. πᾶχυς, πῆχυς; Germ. buog, Bug; Angl.Sax. bōg; Eng. bough.]
2. bāhu | बाहु | (for 1. See col. 2), Vṛddhi form of bahu | बहु | in comp.