Bahlika, Bāhlīka, Bāhlīkā, Bāhlika, Bahlikā, Bāhlikā: 15 definitions
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Bahlika 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: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaBāhlīka (बाह्लीक):—One of the three sons of Pratīpa (son of Dilīpa, who was the son of Ṛkṣa, who was the son of Devātithi). He had a son named Somadatta. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.12, 9.22.18-19)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Bahlika (बह्लिक).—See Bāhlikas.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 115.
2a) Bāhlīka (बाह्लीक).—A son of Pratipa and father of Somadatta;1 father of seven sons, kings of Bāhli Kingdom;2 the foremost among the Kurus;3 was stationed by Jarāsandha at the southern gate of Mathurā;4 placed on the south during the siege of Gomanta;5 informed by Uddhava of Rāma's visit to Hastināpura;6 his sons took active part in Yudhiṣṭhira's Rājasūya and in Duryodana's army;7 could not vanquish Arjuna, supported by Kṛṣṇa;8 went with his sons to Syamantapañcaka for the solar eclipse where he met the Vṛṣṇis; left Syamantapañcaka;9 sisters, Rohiṇī and Pauravī, married to Vasudeva.10
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 12 and 18; 49. 2; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 234; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 20. 9; V. 35. 12, 27, 30.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 50. 39.
- 3) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 52. 11 [9].
- 4) Ib. X. 50. 11 [4].
- 5) Ib. X. 52. 11 [9].
- 6) Ib. X. 68. 17.
- 7) Ib. X. 75. 6; [95 (v) 16].
- 8) Ib. I 15. 16.
- 9) Ib. X. 82. 26; 84. 69. [1].
- 10) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 163.
2b) (c) a Northern Kingdom;1 after the son of Bāhlīka.2
2c) A name given to the thirteen sons of the Kings of Kilikilā;1 took part in the Rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira;2 three of the thirteen sons were of the Nandana family; Ekalas or lords of small regions.3
2d) A class of Pitṛs.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 28. 93.
Bāhlika (बाह्लिक) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.61.6) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Bāhlika) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Bāhlīka is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.89.52) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.
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.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstraBāhlika (बाह्लिक) refers to a variety of prāsāda (upper storey of any building), according to the Śilparatna (32.6) and the Kamikāgama (57.8). In the Mayamata (18.14), this variety is known as Barbara.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraBāhlīkā (बाह्लीका) refers to one of the seven “major dialects” (bhāṣā) in language, according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 18. Accordingly, “Bāhlīkā is the native speech of the Khasas who belong to the north”.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (śāstra) of performing arts, (nāṭya, e.g., theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing dramatic plays (nataka) and poetic works (kavya).
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KavyaBāhlīka refers to an ancient district or cultural territory, as mentioned in the 7th-century Mudrārākṣasa written by Viśākhadeva. Bāhlīka corresponds to Bactria, modern Balkh (northern Afghanistan).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaBāhlīka (बाह्लीक) is the name of a region mentioned in a list of regions in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—According to the author people living in different regions [viz., Bāhlīka] have their own nourishing foodstuffs [viz., māṃsa (meat)]. Such foodstuffs are more beneficial for them.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraBahlikā (बह्लिका) [=Vāhlīka] is the name of a kingdom or tribe of people, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the sun and moon should begin to be eclipsed when only half risen, deceitful men will suffer as well as sacrificial rites. [...] If they should be eclipsed when in the sign of Gemini (Mithuna), chaste women, princes, powerful petty chiefs, learned men, people living on the banks of the Yamunā and the rulers of Bahlikā and Matsya with their subjects will suffer miseries. If they should be eclipsed when in the sign of Cancer (Karka) the Ābhīras, the Śabaras, the Pallavas, the Mallas, the Matsyas, the Kurus, the Śakas, the Pāñcālas and the Vikalās will be afflicted with miseries and food grains will be destroyed”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Apam Napat: Indian MythologyBahlika was an ally of the Kauravas. He was present in many of their councils.
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismBahlika (बाह्लिक), Dasharna (दशर्ण): States the kings of which were Kalinga, Magadha, friendly to the Pandavas, Matsya, Panchala, Salva.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBahlikā (बह्लिका).—(pl.) Name of a country (Balkh) and its inhabitants.
Derivable forms: bahlikāḥ (बह्लिकाः).
See also (synonyms): balhīkā.
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Bāhlikā (बाह्लिका) or Bāhlīkā (बाह्लीका).—m. (pl.) Name of a people.
-kaḥ 1 A king of the Bālhikas.
2) A horse of the Balkh breed; काम्बोजविषये जातैर्बाह्लीकैश्च हयोत्तमैः (kāmbojaviṣaye jātairbāhlīkaiśca hayottamaiḥ) Rām. 1.6.22.
-kam 1 Saffron; ... प्रियाङ्गसंगव्यालुप्तस्तनतटबाह्लिक- श्रियोऽपि दृश्यन्ते बहिरबलाः (priyāṅgasaṃgavyāluptastanataṭabāhlika- śriyo'pi dṛśyante bahirabalāḥ) Rām. Ch.7.64.
2) Asa Foetida; अजमोदां च बाह्लीकं जीरकं लोध्रकं तथा (ajamodāṃ ca bāhlīkaṃ jīrakaṃ lodhrakaṃ tathā) Śiva B.3.18.
Derivable forms: bāhlikāḥ (बाह्लिकाः), bāhlīkāḥ (बाह्लीकाः).
See also (synonyms): bāhlakā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBāhlika (बाह्लिक).—[masculine] [plural] [Name] of a people.
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Bāhlīka (बाह्लीक).—[masculine] [plural] = [preceding]; a ([feminine] ī) belonging to or coming from the B.; [neuter] saffron.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumBāhlīka (बाह्लीक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bahlika (बह्लिक):—[from bahli] bahli, bahlika, bahlīka [varia lectio] for balhi etc., q.v.
2) Bahlīka (बह्लीक):—[from bahli] bahli, bahlika, bahlīka [varia lectio] for balhi etc., q.v.
3) Bāhlika (बाह्लिक):—[from bālhava] m. ([plural]) Name of a people, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] a king of the Bālhikas, [ib.; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Pratīpa, [Harivaṃśa]
6) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) of a dynasty, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] mfn. of the Balkh breed (as horses), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] n. ([wrong reading] bālhaka) saffron, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] Asa Foetida, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) Bāhlīka (बाह्लीक):—[from bālhava] m. ([plural]) Name of a people, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
11) [v.s. ...] a prince of the Bālhīkas, [Mahābhārata]
12) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Janam-ejaya, [ib.]
13) [v.s. ...] of a son of Pratīpa, [ib.; Purāṇa]
14) [v.s. ...] of the father of Rohiṇī (wife of Vasu-deva), [Harivaṃśa]
15) [v.s. ...] of a Gandharva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
16) [v.s. ...] of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
17) [from bālhava] mf(ī)n. belonging to or derived from the Bālhikas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
18) [v.s. ...] n. = bālhika, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBāhlika (ಬಾಹ್ಲಿಕ):—
1) [noun] name of a country in North Afghanistan; Balkh.
2) [noun] an inhabitant of that country.
3) [noun] a horse bred in that country.
4) [noun] the perennial plant Crocus sativus of Iridaceae family, with funnel-shaped, purplish flowers having orange stigmas; saffron plant.
5) [noun] the dried aromatic stigmas of this plant, used in flavouring and colouring foods; saffron.
6) [noun] the plant Ferula assafoetida of Apiaceae family.
7) [noun] the bad-smelling gum resin obtained from this plant, used in seasoning food.
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Bāhlīka (ಬಾಹ್ಲೀಕ):—[noun] = ಬಾಹ್ಲಿಕ [bahlika].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Bahlikadesha.
Ends with: Citrarathabahlika, Dapharabahlika, Prabahlika, Varabahlika.
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