Adibala, Adi-bala, Ādibalā, Ādibala: 6 definitions
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Adibala 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)
Ādibalā (आदिबला) is the name of a mind-born ‘divine mother’ (mātṛ), created for the purpose of drinking the blood of the Andhaka demons, according to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.8. The Andhaka demons spawned out of every drop of blood spilled from the original Andhakāsura (Andhaka-demon). According to the Matsya-purāṇa 179.35, “Most terrible they (e.g., Ādibalā) all drank the blood of those Andhakas and become exceedingly satiated.”
The Matsyapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 20,000 metrical verses, dating from the 1st-millennium BCE. The narrator is Matsya, one of the ten major avatars of Viṣṇu.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Ādibala (आदिबल).—generative power; first vigour.
Derivable forms: ādibalam (आदिबलम्).
Ādibala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ādi and bala (बल).
Ādibala (आदिबल):—[=ādi-bala] [from ādi] n. ‘the primal vigour’, generative power, [Suśruta]
Ādibala (आदिबल):—(ā + bala) n. (Urkraft) Zeugung: (vyādhayaḥ) tatrādibalapravṛttā ye śukraśoṇitadoṣānvayāḥ kuṣṭhārśaḥprabhṛtayaḥ . te pi dvidvidhā mātṛjā pitṛjāśca . [Suśruta 1, 89, 9. fgg. 7.]
Ādibala (आदिबल):—n. Zeugung.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Ādibala (आदिबल):—n. generative power; first vigor;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ba-la, Bala, Ati, Adi.
Starts with: Adibalaga.
Full-text: Adibal.
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Morquio syndrome – a case study in ayurvedic perspective < [2018, Issue IV April]
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Genetics in ayurveda w.s.r. to developmental anatomical de-formities and their prevention -a review < [2023, Issue 11. November]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 11 - The Etiological Factors of Disease < [Part 6 - The Science of the Triumvirate (Tridosha) Pathogenesis]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Concept of Genetics in Ayurveda w.s.r. to Developmental Anatomical... < [Vol. 7 No. 11 (2022)]
Ayurvedic approach to Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies - A Case Study < [Vol. 6 No. 02 (2021)]
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World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Ayurvedic management of muscular dystrophy (mamsagata vata) < [2023: Volume 12, April issue 5]
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Dhātwagni vikar in hypothyroidism and indigenous treatments. < [2018: Volume 7, November issue 18]
International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
A Review on (Dalbergia Sissoo Roxb.) with special reference to its Role in... < [Vol. 5 No. 6: Jun (2022)]
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Myopia and Timira: A Cross-sectional Review of Modern and Ayurvedic Perspectives < [Vol. 8 No. 5: may (2025)]
Concept of Aahara as a Causative Factor in Garbha Vikriti < [Volume 9, Issue 1: January-February 2022]
Shodhana from the perspective of utpatti-sthana of vyadhi < [Volume 6, Issue 5: September-October 2019]
SCID: Ayurvedic Insights on Anuvanshik Vyadhi and Oja Kshaya. < [Volume 9, Issue 2: March-April 2022]