Vahika, ī첹, 첹: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Vahika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, 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
Kavya (poetry)
: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekharaī첹 (वाही�) is the name a locality mentioned in Ჹś’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—It is same as Vālhīka.

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�.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia첹 (वाहि�).—A Brahmin who was well-versed in the Vedas. This Brahmin earned his bread by selling salt. In his life, he had committed sins. At last he was killed by a lion. The flesh of his dead body fell in the Gaṅgā in consequence of which he got remission of his sins. (Skanda Purāṇa 2: 4: 1-28).
: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesī첹 (वाही�) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. VI.10.45) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ī첹) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gitaī첹 (वाही�) refers to the “beasts of burden� (of Saṃsāra), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “Certainly the wise person of self-knowledge, playing the game of worldly enjoyment, bears no resemblance whatever to the world's bewildered beasts of burden (ṃs-ī첹) [na hi saṃsāraīkairmūḍhai� saha samānatā]. Truly the yogi feels no excitement even at being established in that state which all the Devas from Indra down yearn for disconsolately. He who has known That is untouched within by good deeds or bad, just as the sky is not touched by smoke, however much it may appear to be. [...]�.

Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritraī첹 (वाही�) is doubtful and defined in the lexicons as the name of a people of low standing. However, in Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra 5.5.504 it is used clearly of litter-bearers. Possibly the tribe engaged in such occupations. It seems to me a similar meaning would suit here, ‘porter�. But Muni Puṇyavijayaji favors taking the tribal name to mean a rough, low person, something like a goonda.

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossaryղ.�(LP), an account book. Note: is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryīka (वाही�).—a S That carries or bears.
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 dictionary첹 (वाहि�).�
1) A large drum.
2) A car drawn by oxen.
3) A carrier of loads.
Derivable forms: 첹� (वाहिकः).
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ī첹 (वाही�).—See बाही� (ī첹) One behaving irreligiously; मल� पृथिव्या वाहीका� (mala� pṛthivyā īkā�) Ѳٲ (Bombay) 12.328.2;8.44.25.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary첹 (वाहि�).�(-ika) (Sanskrit in plus -ka), carrying, carrier, in lekha-v°: dārakas tena lekha-ika-manuṣyeṇa sārdha� …gata� پ屹Բ 258.13.
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(वाहिका).�(manner of) carrying: (tā dāni antaḥpurikā tena sārdha� viśvasta� krīḍanti keli�) kurvanti, pṛṣṭhi- ma� (? see this) āruhitvā nānāikāye enti Ѳ屹ٳ ii.479.19, the harem-women…carried him, when he had mounted on their backs (in amorous sport), in various ways-of-carrying; or possibly, in the manner of various vehicles. Acc. to Cappeller, HOS 15, Glossar, ikā means Reihenfolge, das Nacheinander, Kir. 15.25; nānā- makes it difficult to understand it so here (but perhaps not impos- sible; variously taking turns in the sport?).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary첹 (वाहि�).—m.
(-첹�) 1. A large drum. 2. A car, &c., drawn by oxen. E. vah to bear, ika aff.
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ī첹 (वाही�).—mfn.
(-첹�-kā-ka�) 1. Of burthen, bearing burthens. 2. Outer, external. m.
(-첹�) The name of a country, part of the Punjab. E. bearing, or vahir external, aff. ī첹 or ī첹, form irr.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary첹 (वाहि�).� (vb. vah), m. 1. A car. 2. A large drum.
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ī첹 (वाही�).—I. adj. 1. (vb. vah), Bearing burthens. 2. (i. e. vahis + īka), Outer. Ii. m. 1. An ox. 2. The name of a country.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryī첹 (वाही�).—v. ī첹.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ղ (वहिक�):—[from vah] See Ჹ-.
2) 첹 (वाहि�):—[from ] m. ([from] ) a car or vehicle drawn by oxen, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a large drum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a carrier, [پ屹Բ]
5) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) Name of a people, [Ѳٲ]
6) [v.s. ...] n. Asa Foetida, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (in the two last meanings [probably] [wrong reading] for 첹 or ī첹).
7) ī첹 (वाही�):—[from ] See ī첹.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 첹 (वाहि�):�(첹�) 1. m. A large drum; a car drawn by oxen. f. Bearing the brunt of battle.
2) ī첹 (वाही�):—[(ka�-kā-ka�) a.] Bearing burdens; external. m. The ʲṃj.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVahika (ವಹಿಕ):—[noun] a man who carries another on his shoulder or back.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+14): Bharavahika, Dvivahika, Ativahika, Nairvahika, Rajavahika, Rupavahika, Pravahika, Nirvahika, Dharmavahika, Bahika, Balhika, Vahin, Jartika, Madra, Vahyanaya, Vakikam, Samsaravahika, Bharahara, Prasenajit, Bahikaratthavasi.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.13 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.624 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Verse 2.255 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Verse 3.14.380 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
1. Mahimabhatta's Criticism of the Concept of Dhvani < [Volume 3 - Classical Sanskrit Literature]
Index of Third volume < [Volume 3 - Classical Sanskrit Literature]
Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
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