बहु [ bahu ] [ bahú ] m. f. n. much , many , frequent , abundant , numerous , great or considerable in quantity ( n. also as subst. with gen.) Lit. RV. (rarely in Maṇḍ. i-ix) Lit. AV. ( [ tadbahu-yad ] , " it is a great matter that " Lit. MBh. ; [ tvayā me bahu kṛtaṃ-yad ] , " you have done me a great service by - or that - " Lit. Nal. ; [ kim bahunā ] , " what occasion is there for much talk? " i.e. " in short " Lit. Śak. Lit. Hit.)

  abounding or rich in (instr.) Lit. ŚBr.

  large , great , mighty Lit. AV.

  [ bahu ] ind. much , very , abundantly , greatly , in a high degree , frequently , often , mostly Lit. RV. (often ibc. , where also = nearly , almost , rather , somewhat ; cf. [ bahu-tṛṇa ] , [ bahu-trivarṣa ] and Lit. Pāṇ. 5-3 , 68 ; [ bahu-√ man ] = to think much of esteem highly , prize , value) ( 724,2 )

  [ bahu ] n. the pl. number Lit. AitBr.