bādhā बाधा – affliction; disturbance

substantive feminine

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive feminine

affliction; disturbance

Apte 1890 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

bādhaḥ -dhā [bādh-bhāve ghañ] 1 Pain, suffering, affliction, torment; rajanyā saha jṛṃbhate madanabādhā V. 3. 2 Disturbance, molestation, annoyance; iti bhramarabādhāṃ nirūpayati Ś. 1. 3 Harm, injury, damage, hurt; caraṇasya bādhā M. 4; Y. 2. 156. 4 Danger, peril. 5 Resistance, opposition. 6 An objection. 7 Contradiction, refutation. 8 Suspension, annulment. 9 A flaw in a syllogism, one of the five forms of hetvābhāsa or fallacious middle term; see badhita below. 10 Violation, infraction. — dhā Refutation. Comp. — apavādaḥ denial of an exception.