In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Bahalī (बहली) is the name of an ancient country, according to chapter 1.3 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism. Accordingly:—“[...] in the evening the Master reached the city Takṣaśilā which belonged to Bāhubali in the Bahalī-country, like an elephant an arbor. In a garden outside of it the Ford stood in meditation, and his arrival was announced to Bāhubali by his agents. [...] There is no one here who is not devoted to Bāhubali. In Bahalī the warriors are devoted to the Master, and the farmers also. Is it the inherent character of the country, or is it Bāhubali’s merit?”.

According to chapter 1.5:—

“As his chariot was swift, Suvega quickly crossed -the terrible forest with ease, like a virtuous man death. He arrived at the Bahalī-country where a good government was indicated by prosperous women-travelers, wearing ornaments, resting under trees at the road-side; where the life of Ṛṣabha Svāmin was sung by happy herd-boys seated under the trees at each cow-pen; where all the villages were adorned with many dense trees with garlands of fruit, as if they had been taken from Bhadraśāla and planted there; where at every town, every village, and every house, beggars were searched for by rich men initiated into liberality alone; where villages were inhabited for the most part by Mlecchas of undiminished wealth, who had come from the north half of Bharata as if afraid of (King) Bharata; where the commands of Bharata were not acknowledged, as if it were another division apart from the six divisions of Bharata.”

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bahālī (बहाली).—f ( P) Propitiousness, favorableness, kindly-disposedness. 2 Establishment or fixedness (in an office or an employment). 3 Pardon or forgiveness. 4 As used in the compound tagērībahālī, it signifies Restoration or re-entertaining (of public officers or servants.)

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

bahālī (बहाली).—f Propitiousness. Establish- ment. Pardon.

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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: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Bahalī (बहली) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bahalī.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bahali in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Bahalī (बहली):—(nf) a bullock cart fitted with a canopy for cover.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Bahalī (बहली) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Bahalī.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bahali (ಬಹಲಿ):—[noun] = ಬಹಾಲ್ [bahal].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Bahali-badatarphi, Bahalibhu, Bahalika, Bahalike, Bahalima, Bahalisu, Bahalita, Bahaliya.

Ends with: Punarbahali, Tagiribahali.

Full-text: Bahali-badatarphi, Bahalibhu.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Bahali, Bahaali, Bahālī, Bahalī; (plurals include: Bahalis, Bahaalis, Bahālīs, Bahalīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Part 4: Bharata’s march < [Chapter V]

Part 2: Preparations for war by Bāhubali’s men < [Chapter V]

Part 7: Birth as Dhūsarī, wife of Dhanya < [Chapter III - Vasudeva’s Marriage with Kanakavatī and her Former Incarnations]

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