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Entry बाला
बालाbālā1 A girl, a female child.
1 A girl, a female child.
A young woman under sixteen years of age.
A young woman (in general); जाने तपसो वीर्यं सा बाला परवतीति मे विदितम् Ś.3.2; इयं बालां मां प्रत्यनवरतमिन्दीवरदलप्रभाचोरं चक्षुः क्षिपति Bh.3.67; Me.85.