, Corrupted from the Sanskrit word Vidiyá. Knowledge, skill, wisdom; science, learning; met. trick, deceit:—biddiárthí, s. m. A seeker after knowledge, a student, a scholar:—biddiá mán biddiawán, a. Wise, skilful, scientific, learned:—chaudáṇ biddiá nidháṉ, a. Versed in the fourteen sciences; a master of practical sciences; Ironic, an ignorant man, a fool:—barahm, biddiá, s. f. Divine knowledge, science concerning religion.