Balabandhu, Balabamdhu: 6 definitions
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Balabandhu 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: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBalabandhu (बलबन्धु).—A king of ancient Bhārata. There is a reference to him in Śloka 236, Chapter 1, Ādi Parva, M.B.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Balabandhu (बलबन्धु).—A son of Raivataka Manu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 64; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 1. 23.
1b) A monkey chief.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 239.
1c) A son of Bhṛgu, the avatār of the Lord.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 149; 62. 55; 63. 16.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Balabandhu (बलबन्धु):—[=bala-bandhu] [from bala > bal] m. Name of a son of Manu Raivata, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] of a son of Bhṛgu in the 10th Dvāpara, [Vāyu-purāṇa]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBāḷabaṃdhu (ಬಾಳಬಂಧು):—
1) [noun] that which is very easy to do or learn (so that even a child can do so).
2) [noun] the Marāṭhi alphabets; Dēvanāgari.
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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Partial matches: Bala, Bandhu.
Full-text: Raivata.
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Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 9 - Śiva’s incarnations as Yogācāryas < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
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Chapter 1 - The past and present Manvantaras < [Book Three: Society]
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Chapter 37 - Cākṣuṣa Manvantara and dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
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