Budh: 12 definitions
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Kavya (poetry)
: OpenEdition books: վīٳ첹貹� (Kāvya)Budh (बुध्) in Prakrit is mentioned in the վīٳ첹貹 by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (īٳ). Cf. Sanskrit bodhana (horse); -bodhita (Kumāranandin); (Brahmins); -pratibuddha (monks); (thieves); (Piadaṃsaṇ�); (Khuḍḍagakumāra); (Samudrapāla); (Jayaghoṣa); (Kuberadatta and Kuberaseṇ�); (monks); (Kaṃbala and Saṃbala); (Puṣpacūlā); (Rukmiṇ�); -ⲹṃbܻ (Kavila); var. -峾ٳ (Rāvaṇa); -payahīṇo kao (Iṃdadatta); -ܳٲ徱ٲ-岹Բ-岹�; -cārutarā� caraṇa-śriyam aṅgīkārita� (monks); -dikkham (Brahmin Somadeva); -貹屹 (Pupphacūlā); -pratyekabuddha (Karakaṇḍu); (Dumuha); (Nami); -without particular term (Śrīmātā); (Ambiṇ�); (Kapardin).

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBudh (बुध्).�1 U., Ā. (bodhati-te, budhyate, buddha)
1) To know, understand, comprehend; क्रमादमु� नारद इत्यबोधि सः (kramādamu� nārada ityabodhi sa�) Śśܱ 1. 3;9.24; नाबुद्� कल्पद्रुमतां विहा� जातं तमात्मन्यसिपत्रवृक्षम् (nābuddha kalpadrumatā� vihāya jāta� tamātmanyasipatravṛkṣam) R.14.48; यद� बुध्यत� हरिशिशुः स्तनंधयः (yadi budhyate hariśiśu� stanaṃdhaya�) Bv.1.53.
2) To perceive, notice, recognise, mark; हिरण्मयं हंसमबोधि नैषध� (hiraṇmaya� haṃsamabodhi naiṣadha�) N.1.117; अप� लङ्घितमध्वान� बुबुधे � बुधोपम� (api laṅghitamadhvāna� bubudhe na budhopama�) R.1.47;12.39.
3) To deem, regard, consider, esteem &c.
4) To heed, attend to.
5) To think, reflect.
6) To wake up, awake, rise from sleep; दददप� गिरमन्तर्बुध्यते नो मनुष्य� (dadadapi giramantarbudhyate no manuṣya�) Śśܱ 11.4; ते � प्रापुरुदन्वन्तं बुबुधे चादिपूरुषः (te ca prāpurudanvanta� bubudhe cādipūruṣa�) R.1.6.
7) To regain consciousness, to come to one's senses; शनैरबोधि सुग्रीवः सोऽलुञ्चीत्कर्णनासिकम� (śanairabodhi sugrīva� so'luñcītkarṇanāsikam) Bhaṭṭikāvya 15.57.
8) To advise, admonish. -Caus. (bodhayati-te)
1) To cause to know, make known, inform, acquaint with.
2) To teach, communicate, impart.
3) To advice, admonish; बोधयन्तं हिताहितम� (bodhayanta� hitāhitam) Bk. 8.82; मच्चित� मद्गतप्राण� बोधयन्तः परस्परम् (maccitā madgataprāṇ� bodhayanta� parasparam) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 1.9.
4) To revive, restore to life, bring to senses or consciousness.
5) To remind, put in mind of; स्मरिष्यति त्वा� � � बोधितोऽप� सन� (smariṣyati tvā� na sa bodhito'pi san) Ś.4.1.
6) To wake up, rouse, excite (fig.); अकाल� बोधितो भ्रात्रा (akāle bodhito bhrātrā) R.12.81;5.75.
7) To revive the scent (of a perfume).
8) To cause to expand, open; मधुरया मधुबोधितमाधवी (madhurayā madhubodhitamādhavī) Śśܱ 6.2; सवित� बोधयति पङ्कजान्ये� (savitā bodhayati paṅkajānyeva) Ś.5.28.
9) To signify, convey, indicate. -Desid. (bubu-bo-dhiṣati-te, bubhutsate) To wish to know &c.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBudh (बुध्).—[(au) aubudha] r. 1st cl. (bodhati) r. 4th cl. (budhyate-ti) also (u, ira) ubudhir r. 1st cl. (bodhati-te) To know, to understand. With prati, to look for, expect. With prati and vi, to wake.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBudh (बुध्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] [Ātmanepada.], i. 4, [Ātmanepada.] (in epic poetry also [Parasmaipada.], Mahābhārata 1, 5053); originally, To fathom, to penetrate (cf. ved. budh + na, Depth, ground; A. S. bytne, botm; [Latin] fundus). 1. To understand, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 92 (pass.). 2. To know, Mahābhārata 1, 5148 (i. 4). 3. To think, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 3. 4. To perceive, Mahābhārata 3, 2893 (i. 4); [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 55, 12 ([Ātmanepada.]); 14 ([Parasmaipada.]). 5. To admonish, [ʲñٲԳٰ] i. [distich] 176, (boddhavya, in the sense of bodhayitavya). 6. i. 4, To recover one’s senses, [Bhaṭṭikāvya, (ed. Calc.)] 15, 57. 7. i. 4, To awake, [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 46, 19; pass., [ʲñٲԳٰ] 183, 2; [Śśܱ] 9, 24. Ptcple. of the pf. pass. buddha, 1. Known, understood. 2. Knowing, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
� With the prep. anu anu, i. 4, [Ātmanepada.] 1. To learn, Mahābhārata 3, 14779. 2. To know, [ٲśܳٲ] in
� With ava ava, i. 4, [Ātmanepada.] 1. To know, Mahābhārata 2, 1371. 2. To perceive, [Բśٰ] 8, 53. 3. To awake, [峾ⲹṇa] 2. 72, 50, ed. Ser. [Causal.] To inform, Mahābhārata 1, 5811.
� With samava sam-ava, i. 4, [Ātmanepada.] To know, to perceive, [峾ⲹṇa] 2, 9, 31.
� With ni ni, i. 1, 1. To learn, [Բśٰ] 1, 119. 2. To hear, Mahābhārata 3, 311. 3. To know, 3, 2443.
� With pra pra, 1. i. 1, To awaken, Mahābhārata 3, 10635. 2. i. 4, To awake, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] iii. [distich] 142; [Kathāsaritsāgara, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 3, 65. prabuddha, 1. Wise, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 4, 22. 2. Wakened, awakened, [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 36, 12; awake, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] 14, 7, M. M. 3. Expanded. [Causal.] 1. To cause to know, to inform, to admonish, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 121, 10; [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 68; to instruct, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 53, M. M. 2. To awaken, [峾ⲹṇa] 2, 56, 1. prabodhita, 1. Instructed. 2. Aroused.
� With vi- pra vi-pra, viprabuddha, Awakened, aroused, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 110.
� With prati prati, i. 4, To awake, [Բśٰ] 1, 74. pratibuddha, 1. Known. 2. Wakened, awake. 3. Exalted. [Causal.] 1. To inform, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 75. 2. To admonish, to instruct, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 87, 24. 3. To charge one with, [峾ⲹṇa] 2, 52, 35. 4. To awaken, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 143. pratibodhita, 1. Instructed. 2. Awakened.
� With vi vi, i. 4, To awake, Mahābhārata 2, 162. vibuddha, 1. Awake. 2. Opened (as a flower), [Mālavikāgnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] [distich] 60. [Causal.] 1. To awaken. 2. To instruct, [ٲśܳٲ] 181. 17.
� With sam sam, i. 4, 1. To know, Mahābhārata 1, 2498. 2. To be wise, 2, 2187 ([Parasmaipada.]). [Causal.] 1. To cause to agree, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 101, 11. 2. To exhort, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 84, 1; to admonish, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 103, 2. 3. With parasparam, To come to an explanation with each other, [ʲñٲԳٰ] 101, 11. 4. To ask, Mahābhārata 1, 3521.
� With pratisam prati-sam, pratisaṃbuddha, Recovered, Mahābhārata 3, 12519.
� Cf. [Latin] puteus (cf. rudhira and bandh), putare; [Gothic.] biudan; [Anglo-Saxon.] beodan, boda, bodian, bodare, and look to the beginning of this article.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBudh (बुध्).�bodhati (bodhate), budhyate (ti), [participle] buddha (q.v.) wake, awake ([intransitive], [rarely] [transitive]); watch, notice, heed ([accusative] or [genetive]); perceive, learn, know, understand, regard or know as, take for (2 [accusative]), present with ([accusative] of [person or personal] & [instrumental] of th.). [Causative] bodhayati awaken, revive, restore to consciousness, cause to notice, attend, or understand; remind of, teach (2 [accusative]). [Desiderative] bubhutsate wish to know or learn. [Intensive] Dzܻīپ have knowledge of ([accusative]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Budh (बुध्):�1. budh [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xxi, 11]) bodhati, te;—[class] 4. [Ātmanepada] [xxvi, 63] budhyate ([Epic] also [Parasmaipada] ti; [perfect tense] [Parasmaipada] bubodha, [Mahābhārata]; [subjunctive] bubodhati, [Ṛg-veda]; [Ātmanepada] bubudhe, p. ܻܲԲ, [ib.]; [Aorist] [Parasmaipada] [subjunctive] ǻṣa, [ib.] ; [imperative] bodhi, [ib.]; [Ātmanepada] 3 [plural] abudhram, ran; p. ܻԲ, [ib.] [subjunctive] budhanta, [ib.]; abhutsi, [ib.]; Prec. [Ātmanepada] ܳٲīṣṭ, [Pāṇini 1-2, 11 [Scholiast or Commentator]]; [future] bhotsyati, te, [Brāhmaṇa] etc.; ǻ [grammar]; [indeclinable participle] ܻ, [Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata]; -budhya, [Brāhmaṇa] etc.; [infinitive mood] budhe, [Brāhmaṇa]; budhi, [Ṛg-veda]; boddhum, [Mahābhārata] etc.),
—to wake, wake up, be awake, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;
—to recover consciousness (after a swoon), [Kāvyādarśa; Bhaṭṭi-kāvya] ([Aorist] [Passive voice] abodhi);
—to observe, heed, attend to (with [accusative] or [genitive case]), [Ṛg-veda];
—to perceive, notice, learn, understand, become or be aware of or acquainted with, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;
—to think of id est. present a person (‘with� [instrumental case]), [Ṛg-veda iv, 15, 7; vii, 21, I];
—to know to be, recognize as (with two [accusative]), [Mahābhārata; 峾ⲹṇa] etc.;
—to deem, consider or regard as (with two [accusative]), [峾ⲹṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara] :—[Passive voice] budhyate ([Aorist] abodhi), to be awakened or restored to consciousness;—See above:—[Causal] bodhayati, te ([Aorist] ūܻ; [Passive voice] bodhyate),
—to wake up, arouse, restore to life or consciousness, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;
—to revive the scent (of a perfume), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā];
—to cause (a flower) to expand, [Kāvya literature];
—to cause to observe or attend, admonish, advise, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;
—to make a person acquainted with, remind or inform of. impart or communicate anything to (with two [accusative]), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.:—[Desiderative] bubhutsati, te ([grammar] also buǻṣai, te, and ܻܲṣaپ, te), to wish to observe, desire to become acquainted with, [Nyāyasūtra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa] :—[Desiderative] of [Causal] See ǻ⾱ṣu and ܲǻ⾱ṣu:‰ڱԳٱԲ Dzܻīپ ([grammar] also bobudhyate, boboddhi), to have an insight into, understand thoroughly (with [accusative]), [Subhāṣitāvali]
2) cf. [Zend] bud; [Greek] πυθ for (φυθ) in πυνθάνομαι, πυθέσθαι, [Slavonic or Slavonian] bŭdĕti, bŭdrŭ; [Lithuanian] budéti, budrús; [Gothic] biudan; [German] biotan, bieten; [Anglo-Saxon] béodan; [English] bid.
3) 2. budh mfn. ([nominative case] bhut) awaking (cf. ṣaܻ)
4) intelligent, wise (cf. a-budh).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBudh (बुध्):�(ba, ira, ñaauu) bodhati, te 1. c. (ya, au) budhyati, te 4. c. To know, to understand. With prati to look for, expect; with vi to be wise; with prati and vi to wake.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Budh (बुध्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bujjha.
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Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBudh in Hindi refers in English to:�(nm) Wednesday; Mercury; (a) wise, intelligent; learned; ~[jana] the wise, prudent people..—budh (बु�) is alternatively transliterated as Budha.
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryBudh is another spelling for बु� [budha].—adj. wise; enlightened; learned; clever;
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Starts with (+19): Bodha, Bodhana, Bodhaniya, Bodhenta, Bodhesi, Bodheti, Bodhetu, Bodhi, Bodhita, Bojjha, Buddha, Buddhi, Buddhi, Budh-keno, Budha, Budha daivajna, Budhabrihaspatipuja, Budhadarshanacara, Budhadesha, Budhaja.
Full-text (+460): Abudh, Usharbudh, Prabudh, Buddha, Vibudh, Budhana, Bubhutsa, Bodha, Pratibudh, Budha, Avabudh, Prabuddha, Sambodha, Bodhaka, Udbudh, Budhila, Bodhana, Anubudh, Bodhi, Sambuddhi.
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