bfhat a. ( tI f. ) [ bfh-ati ] 1 Large, great, big, bulky; Māl. 9. 5. 2 Wide, broad, extensive, far-extended; dilIpasUnoH sa bfhadBujAMtaraM R. 3. 54. 3 Vast, ample, abundant. 4 Strong, powerful. 5 Long, tall; devadArubfhadBujaH Ku. 6. 51. 6 Fullgrown. 7 Compact, dense. 8 Eldest, or oldest. 9 Bright. 10 Clear, loud (as sound). — m. N. of Viṣṇu. — f. Speech; Śi. 2. 68. — tI 1 A large lute. 2 The lute of Nārada. 3 A symbolical expression for the number ‘thirty-six’. 4 A part of the body between the breast and backbone. 5 A mantle, wrapper. 6 A reservoir. 7 The eggplant. 8 N. of a metre. — n. 1 The Veda. 2 N. of a Sāman; Bg. 10. 35. 3 Brahman. ( bfhat, bfhatA ind. 1 Greatly, highly. 2 Clearly, brightly) Comp. — aMga, -kAya a. large-bodied, gigantic. — (gaH) a large elephant. — AraRyaM, -AraRyakaM N. of a celebrated Upaniṣad, forming the last six chapters of the Satapatha Brāhmaṇa. — elA large cardamoms. — kaTA N. of a work ascribed to Guṇāḍhya. — kAya a. big-bodied, bulky, gigantic. — kukzi a. ( pb ) largebellied. — ketuH an epithet of Agni. — gfhaH N. of a country. — golaM a water-melon. — cittaH the citron tree. — janaH an illustrious person. — jaGana a. broad-hipped. — jIvaMtikA , — jIvaMtI a kind of plant. — QakkA a large drum. — tfRaM 1 strong grass. 2 the bamboo cane. — nawaH, -nalaH-lA the name assumed by Arjuna when residing as dancing and music master at the court of Virāṭa. — nalaH the arm. — niveSa a. large, protuberant. — netra a. far-sighted, prudent. — pAwaliH the thorn-apple. — pAdaH the fig-tree. — pAlaH the Indian fig-tree. — pAlin m. wild cumin. — Pala a. 1 having or bearing large fruits. 2 yielding good fruit or reward. — BawwArikA an epithet of Durgā. — BAnuH fire. — BAsa a. very bright, brightly shining. — raTaH 1 an epithet of Indra. 2 N. of a king, father of Jarāsandha. — vAdin a. talking much, a boaster, swaggerer. — rAvin m. a kind of small owl. — Sravas a. highly praised, far-famed. — sPic a. broad-hipped, having large buttocks.