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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry बाल

  1. बालbālaa.Young, infantine, not full-grown or developed (of persons or things); बालेन स्थविरेण वा Ms. 8.7…
    1. Young, infantine, not full-grown or developed (of persons or things); बालेन स्थविरेण वा Ms. 8.7; बालाशोकमुपोढरागसुभगं भेदोन्मुखं तिष्ठति V.2.7; so बालमन्दारवृक्षः Me.77; R.2.45;13.24.
    2. Newly risen, young (as the sun or its rays); बालार्कप्रतिमे- वाप्सु वीचिभिन्ना पतिष्यतः R.12.1.
    3. New, waxing (as the moon); पुपोष वृद्धिं हरिदश्वदीधितेरनुप्रवेशादिव बाल- चन्द्रमाः R.3.22; Ku.3.29.
    4. Puerile.
    5. Ignorant, unwise; अनर्थकुशला ह्येते बालाः पण्डितमानिनः Rām.2.1.38.
    6. Pure (as an animal fit for sacrifice).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -लः

      1. A child, an infant; बालादपि सुभाषितम् (ग्राह्यम्); Ms.2.239.
      2. A boy, youth, young person.
      3. A minor (under 16 years of age); बाल आषोडशाद्वर्षात् Nārada.
      4. A colt, foal.
      5. A fool, simpleton; नीरसायां रसं बालो बालिकायां विकल्पयेत् Pt.4.91.
      6. (a) A tail. (b) An elephant's or a horse's tail.
      7. Hair; तं केशपाशं प्रसमीक्ष्य कुर्युर्बालप्रियत्वं शिथिलं चमर्यः Ku.1.48.
      8. An elephant five years old; 'पञ्चवर्षो गजो बालः पोतस्तु दशवार्षिकः' Vaijayantī. According to Mātaṅga Latin (5.2.) however it means an elephant in the first year.
      9. A kind of perfume.
      10. The cocoa-nut.

    • -उपवीतम्

      1. a piece of cloth used to cover the privities.
      2. The sacrificial cord.

    • -कदली a young plantain tree.

    • -काण्डम् the first book of the Rāmāyaṇa.

    • -कुन्दः, -दम् a kind of young jasmine. (-दम्) a young jasmine blossom; अलके बालकुन्दानुविद्धम् Me.67.

    • -कृमिः a louse.

    • -कृष्णः Kṛiṣṇa as a boy.

    • -केलिः, -ली Feminine child's play or amusement.

    • -क्रीडनम् a child's play or toy.

    • -क्रीडनकम्

      1. a child's toy.
      2. the young or waxing moon; इह जगति महोत्सवस्य हेतुर्नयनवतामुदियाय बालचन्द्रः Māl.2.1.
      3. a cavity of a particular shape; Mk.3.13.
      4. Compound अग्रम् the point of a hair.
      5. A dove-cot; प्रासादबालाग्रकपोतपालिकायामुपविष्टः शृणोमि Mk.1.51/ 52.

    • -अध्यापकः a tutor of youths or children.

    • -अपत्यम् youthful progeny.

    • -अभ्यासः study during childhood, early application (to study).

    • -अरुण Adjective red like early dawn. (-णः) early dawn; morning sun.

    • -अर्कः the newly-risen sun; R.12.1.

    • -अवबोधः, -नम् instruction of the young; Pt.1.

    • -अवस्थ Adjective juvenile, young; भुवमधिपतिर्बालाबस्थोऽप्यलं परिरक्षितुम् V.5.18.

    • -अवस्था childhood.

    • -आतपः morning sunshine.

    • -आमयः a child's disease.

    • -इन्दुः the new or waxing moon; बालेन्दुवक्राप्य- विकाशभावाद् बभुः पलाशान्यतिलोहितानि Ku.3.29.

    • -इष्टः the jujube tree.

    • -उपचारः, -चरणम् (medical) treatment of children.

    • -कः

      1. a ball.
      2. an epithet of Śiva.

    • -क्रीडा a child's play, childish or juvenile sport.

    • -खिल्यः a class of divine personages of the size of a thumb and produced from the creator's body and said to precede the sun's chariot (their number is said to be sixty thousand); Compare R.15.1; क्रतोश्च सन्ततिर्भार्या बालखिल्यानसूयत । षष्टिर्यानि सहस्राणि ऋषिणामूर्ध्व- रेतसाम् ॥ Mārk. Parasmaipada

    • -गर्भिणी a cow with calf for the first time.

    • -गोपालः 'the youthful cowherd', an epithet of Kṛiṣṇa, as the boycowherd.

    • -ग्रहः any demon (or planetary influence) teasing or injuring children; बालग्रहस्तत्र विचिन्वती शिशून् Bhāg.1.6.7.

    • -घ्नः a childslayer, infanticide; Ms.11.19.

    • -चन्द्रः -चन्द्रमस् Masculine

    • -पाश्या

      1. an ornament worn in the hair when parted.
      2. a string of pearls binding or intertwining the braid of hair.

    • -पुष्टिका, -पुष्टी, -पुष्पी a kind of jasmine.

    • -बोधः

      1. instructing the young.
      2. any work adapted to the capacities of the young or inexperienced.

    • -भद्रकः a kind of poison.

    • -भारः a large bushy tail; बाधेतोल्का- क्षपितचमरीबालभारो दवाग्निः Me.55.

    • -चरितम्

      1. juvenile sports.
      2. early life or actions; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)6.

    • -चर्यः Name of Kārtikeya. (-र्या) the bahaviour of a child.

    • -चुम्बालः a fish; Nigh. Ratn.

    • -चतः a young mango-tree; धत्तेचक्षुर्मुकुलिनि रणत्कोकिले बालचूते Māl.3.12.

    • -ज Adjective produced from hair.

    • -जातीय Adjective childish, foolish, simple.

    • -तनयः the Khadira tree.

    • -तन्त्रम् midwifery.

    • -तृणम् young grass.

    • -दलकः the Khadira.

    • -धनम् the property of a minor; Ms.8.149.

    • -धिः (also बालधिः) a hairy tail; तुरंगमैरा- यतकीर्णवालधिः Śi.12.73; Ki.12.47.

    • -नेत्र Adjective guided or steered by a fool.

    • -पत्रः, -पत्रकः the Khadira tree.

    • -भावः

      1. child-hood, infancy.
      2. a hairy growth; एतद्भ्रुवौ जन्म तदाप युग्मं लीलाचलत्वोचितबालभावम् Name7.26.
      3. inattention; Ms. 8.118. (Kull.)
      4. children (collectively).
      5. recent rise (of a planet).

    • -भृत्यः a servant from childhood.

    • -भैषज्यम् a kind of collyrium.

    • -भोज्यः pease.

    • -मनोरमा Name of several grammars.

    • -मरणम् (with Jainas) a fool's manner of dying (12 in number).

    • -मित्रः a friend from boyhood.

    • -मृगः a fawn.

    • -मूलम् a young radish.

    • -मूषिका a small mouse.

    • -मृणालः a tender filament or fibre (of lotus); व्यालं बालमृणालतन्तुभिरसौ रोद्धुं समुज्म्भते Bh.2.6.

    • -यज्ञोपवीतकम् the sacred thread worn across the breast.

    • -राजम् lapis lazuli.

    • -रोगः a child's disease; अथ बालरोगाणां निदानानि लक्षणानि चाह । धात्र्यास्तु गुरुभिर्भोज्यैर्विषमैर्दोषलैस्तथा ...... Bhāva. Parasmaipada

    • -लता a young creeper; अवाकिरन् बाललताः प्रसूनैः R.2.1.

    • -लीला child's play, juvenile pastime.

    • -वत्सः

      1. a young calf.
      2. a pigeon.

    • -वायजम् lapis lazuli.

    • -वासस् Neuter a woollen garment.

    • -वाह्यः a young or wild goat.

    • -विधवा a child-widow.

    • -वैधव्यम् child-widowhood.

    • -व्यजनम् a chowrie or fly-flapper (usually made of the tail of the yāk or Bos Grunniens and used as one of the royal insignia); यस्यार्थयुक्तं गिरिराजशब्दं कुर्वन्ति बाल- व्यजनैश्चमर्यः Ku.1.13; R.9.66;14.11;16.33,57.

    • -व्रतः an epithet of a Buddha saint Mañjughoṣa.

    • -सखि Masculine a friend from childhood.

    • -संध्या early twilight.

    • -सात्म्यम् milk.

    • -सुहृद् Masculine a friend of one's youth.

    • -सूर्यः, -सूर्यकः lapis lazuli.

    • -स्थानम्

      1. childhood.
      2. youth.
      3. inexperience.

    • -हत्या infanticide.

    • -हस्तः a hairy tail.

    In the Gita5·4

    साङ्ख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः ।

    sāṅkhyayogau pṛthagbālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ, — Children speak of Sankhya and Yoga apart from each other, not the wise; if a man applies himself integrally to one, he gets the fruit of both. 5·4
    • बालाःbālāḥnominative plural of the masculine noun bāla (a child).
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Headwords under ब

Part 2 of 4 बलिशम् – बाहAll parts
  1. ब – बलिवर्द
  2. बलिशम् – बाह
  3. बाहा – बुभूषक
  4. बुभूषा – ब्लेष्कम्