बाहुक

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

BĀHUKA I   A serpent born in the family of Kauravya. This snake fell in the sacrificial fire of Janamejaya and was burnt to death. [M.B., Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Stanza 13] .
BĀHUKA II   The pseudo-name assumed by Nala when he was living in the palace of Ṛtuparṇa in disguise. For further information see the word Nala.
BĀHUKA III   A mighty hero of the family of the Vṛṣṇis. About this Bāhuka, mention is made in [Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 129, Stanza 19] .

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

बाहुक n.  (सू.इ.) इक्ष्वाकुवंशीय बाहु राजा का नामान्तर (बाहु१. देखिये) । भागवत में इसे वृक राजा का पुत्र कहा गया है ।
बाहुक II. n.  निषधराज नल राजा का नामान्तर, जब की वह सूत अवस्था में अयोध्यानरेश ऋतुपर्ण के यहॉं रहता था [म.व.६४.२] ; नल १. देखिये ।
बाहुक III. n.  कौरव्य कुल का एक नाग, जो जनमेजय के सर्पसत्र में दग्ध हुआ था [म.आ.५२.१२] ।
बाहुक IV. n.  एक वृष्णिवंशीय वीर, जिसके पराक्रम के बारे में सात्यकि ने श्रीकृष्ण से चर्चा की थी [म.व.१२०.१८] ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

बाहुक  mfn.  mfn. ifc. = बाहु1, the arm ( cf. ह्रस्वबाहुक)
बाहुक  mfn.  mf( आ)n. servile, dependent, [L.]
swimming with the arms, [Baudh.] ( cf. [Pāṇ. 4-4, 7] Sch.)
dwarfish, [BhP.]
बाहुक  m.  m. a monkey, [L.]
N. of a नाग, [MBh.]
of a prince, ib.
बाहु   of a son of वृक (= ), [Pur.]
वाह्°   (also written ) N. assumed by नल upon his becoming charioteer to king ऋतु-पर्ण, [Nal.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

बाहुक [bāhuka]   a.
Swimming with the arms.
Servile, dependent.
Dwarfish; ममन्थुरूरं तरसा तत्रासीद्बाहुको नरः [Bhāg.4.14.43.]
कः A monkey.
A name assumed by Nala after his transformation into a dwarf by Karkoṭaka.

Shabda-Sagara

बाहुक  mfn.  ( -कः-का-कं) A servant, servile, dependent.
 m.  ( -कः)
1. The name of NALA, after his change of form, by the bite of KARKO- TAKA Nāga.
2. A monkey.
 f.  ( -का) The name of a river.
E. बाहु an arm, कन् aff.; or कृ to do,

ROOTS:

बाहु कन् कृ

with ड aff.