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बहिधा (bahidhA)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
bahidhā, prob. m.c. for (Skt.) bahirdhā or (= Pali) bahiddhā, in the sense (also in Pali) of outside of the Buddhist faith: tīrthikā ca bahidhānugatāś ca Mv 〔i.69.17〕 (vs), heretics and followers of outside (teachers)
so Senart, plausibly
mss. mostly vahidānu°, one vahir-anu°
the 2d syllable must be short, the 3d long, metrically.