Balavira, Balavīra: 2 definitions
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Balavira means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesBalavīra (बलवीर) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.61.41) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Balavīra) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical studyBalavīra (बलवीर) refers to a type of Heroic Sentiment (vīrarasa) employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—In XV.44, the poet has aptly used balavīra-rasa in describing the terrible condition of Duryudhana by the awful attack of mace by beastly Bhīmasena [...].
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
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List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Mudrarakshasa (literary study) (by Antara Chakravarty)
3. Delineation of Rasa in the Mudrārākṣasa (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Delineation of Rasa in Mudrārākṣasa]
3.1. Use of Vīrarasa (heroic sentiment) < [Chapter 2 - Delineation of Rasa in Mudrārākṣasa]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
1.7. The Kings in Kerala Mahatmya < [Chapter 2 - Historical details from Mahatmyas and Prashastis]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 65 - Thousand names of Śiva (Rudra-sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]