balā

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[apte] N. of a powerful lore or in- cantation (taught by Viśvāmitra to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa); tau balāti- balayoḥ prabhāvataḥ R. 11. 9. (For some deseription see the quotation under atibalā).

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N. of a powerful lore or in- cantation (taught by Viśvāmitra to Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa); tau balāti- balayoḥ prabhāvataḥ R. 11. 9. (For some deseription see the quotation under...

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

111

Texts Appeared In

26

DCS: causing to turn one's attention (to a past event or one of a former birth); causing to remember | Monier-Williams: N. of the mother of Vālin and Su-grīva (said to have been formed by Prajā

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Āryāsaptaśatī 30 27.0%
2. Mahābhārata 17 15.3%
3. Bṛhatkathāślokasaṃgraha 9 8.1%
4. Skandapurāṇa (Revākhaṇḍa) 8 7.2%
5. Kāmasūtra 6 5.4%

Concordance (Sample)

• Manusmṛti surface: bālayā

  bālayā vā yuvatyā vā vṛddhayā vāpi yoṣitā

• Matsyapurāṇa surface: bālā

  vedāhaṃ tāta bālāpi kāryāṇāṃ tu gatāgatam

• Kāvyālaṃkāra surface: bālā

  ibhakumbhanibhau bālā dadhuṣī kantuke stanau