Sanskrit

Noun

बाहु • ‎(bāhu) m, f

1. the arm, (esp.) the fore-arm, the arm between the elbow and the wrist (opp. to प्र-गण्ड q.v.; in medic. the whole upper extremity of the body, as opp. to सक्थि, the lower extremity).
2. the arm as a measure of length (= 12 अङ्गुलs).
3. the fore-foot of an animal (esp. its upper part).
4. the limb of a bow.
5. the bar of a chariot-pole.
6. the post (of a door; » द्वार-ब्°)
7. (geometry) the side of an angular figure (esp. the base of a right-angled triangle).
8. the shadow of the gnomon on a sun-dial.
9. (also du.) the constellation आर्द्रा.

Noun

बाहु • ‎(bāhu) m

1. Name of a दैत्य.
2. Name of a prince (who brought ruin upon his family by his illegal actions).
3. Name of a son of वृक.
4. Name of a son of वज्र. [cf. Gk. πᾶχυς, πῆχυς; Germ. buog, Bug; Angl. Sax. bo1g; Eng. bough.]

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899