Balagra, Balāgra, Bala-agra: 6 definitions
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Balagra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBalāgra (बलाग्र).—Eight rathareṇus.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 101. 120.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybālāgra (बालाग्र).—ad (S bāla & agra. The point or end of a hair.) In the slightest quantity or degree; by a pin's head.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBalāgra (बलाग्र).—excessive strength or force.
-graḥ the head of an army.
Derivable forms: balāgram (बलाग्रम्).
Balāgra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bala and agra (अग्र).
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Bālāgra (बालाग्र).—
1) the point of a hair.
2) A dove-cot; प्रासादबालाग्रकपोतपालिकायामुपविष्टः शृणोमि (prāsādabālāgrakapotapālikāyāmupaviṣṭaḥ śṛṇomi) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.51/ 52.
Derivable forms: bālāgram (बालाग्रम्).
Bālāgra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāla and agra (अग्र).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Balāgra (बलाग्र):—[from bala > bal] n. the utmost strength, extreme force, [Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] the head of an army, [ib.; Rāmāyaṇa]
3) Bālāgra (बालाग्र):—[from bāla] n. (vāl?) a dove-cot, [Mṛcchakaṭikā i, 50/51] ([Scholiast or Commentator])
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Balagraha, Balagrahapratishedha, Balagrahastava, Balagrahayogashanti, Balagrahayogashantividhi, Balagrahopashamana, Balagranthi, Balagraputika, Balagrrasa.
Ends with: Bhatabalagra.
Full-text: Bhatabalagra, Valagra, Balagraputika.
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