Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for बल

2 dictionaries · exact headword

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

बलbalan. (or m. g. अर्धर्चा*दि) power, strength, might, vigour, force, validity RV. &c. (बलात्, "forcibly, against…
1. neuter gender (or masculine gender gaRa अर्धर्चा*दि) power, strength, might, vigour, force, validity fg-veda etc. (बलात्, "forcibly, against one's will, without being able to help it"; also Equivalent to बल in the beginning of a compound, or बलेन, बल-तस्, with genitive case or in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound', "by force, by the power or on the strength or in virtue or by means of, by")
2. neuter gender force or power of articulation TUp.
3. neuter gender force considered as a sixth organ of action (confer, compare कर्मे*न्द्रिय) MBh.
4. neuter gender (the Buddhists Buddhists reckon 10 forces, the ascetic S3aivas शैव s four, which according to Scholiast or Commentator on R. [Bombay edition] are सामन्, दान, भेद, and निग्रह)
5. neuter gender Force personified as one of the Vis3ve-Deva1h2 विश्वे-देवाः MBh.
6. neuter gender power of, expertness in (locative case) Nal.
7. neuter gender stoutness, bulkiness Lexicographers
8. neuter gender (also plural; in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' f(आ).) military force, troops, an army Mn. MBh. etc.
9. neuter gender (Lexicographers also shape; body; semen virile; gum; blood; a young shoot; bone)
10. masculine gender a crow MBh.
11. masculine gender Crataeva Roxburghii Lexicographers
12. masculine gender half-ripe barley Lexicographers
13. masculine gender Name of a demon conquered by Indra इन्द्र (the brother of Vr2itra वृत्र, in older texts वल) fg-veda etc.
14. masculine gender of an elder brother of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण (also called Bala-deva बल-देव, Balabhadra बलभद्र, Bala-ra1ma बल-राम etc.) MBh. Pur.
15. masculine gender confer, compare IW. 332 etc.
16. masculine gender (with Jainas जैन s) a white Bala बल or elder brother of Va1sudeva वासुदेव (9 in number, viz. Acala अचल, Vijaya विजय, Bhadra भद्र, Su-prabha सु-प्रभ, Su-dars3ana सु-दर्शन, A1nanda आनन्द, Nandana नन्दन, Padma पद्म, and Ra1ma राम)
17. masculine gender Name of a son of Varun2a वरुण and brother of Sura1 सुरा MBh.
18. masculine gender of an attendant on Skanda स्कन्द ibidem
19. masculine gender of a son of An3giras अङ्गिरस् ibidem
20. masculine gender of a son of Parikshit परिक्षित् ibidem
21. masculine gender of a son of Parija1tra परिजात्र BhP.
22. masculine gender of a son of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण ibidem
23. masculine gender of a lexicographer (also written वल) Naish. Scholiast or Commentator
24. masculine gender of a horse of the Moon VP.
25. neuter gender Equivalent to वल्/अ, a cavern AV.
26. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective strong, robust Lexicographers; sick (Equivalent to अमिन्) Lexicographers [confer, compare Latin valere, valor etc.]
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

बलbala[bál-a] n. (sg. & pl.) might, power, strength, vigour; forcible means, force; validity; power of, expertness…
1. [bál-a] neuter (singular and plural) might, power, strength, vigour; forcible means, force; validity; power of, expertness in (locative); forces, troops, army (singular and plural): instrumental, ablative, ˚--, -tas, by force of=by virtue or by dint of (genitive or --˚); ablative forcibly; against one's will, involuntarily, without being able to help it.
2. [bala] masculine crow; noun of a demon (in Veda spelt Vala), brother of Vritra and slain by Indra; noun of an elder brother of Krishna, also called Baladeva, Balabhadra, Balarâma, etc.: â, feminine; also equal for kind of spell; noun
Source: Macdonell

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