Balabhava, Bālabhāva, Bala-bhava: 11 definitions
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Balabhava 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of SriharsaBālabhāva (बालभाव) refers to 1) a “hairy growth”, 2) “childishness”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 7.26.
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: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsBalābhāva (बलाभाव):—Loss of physical strength or weakness
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBālabhāva (बालभाव).—
1) child-hood, infancy.
2) a hairy growth; एतद्भ्रुवौ जन्म तदाप युग्मं लीलाचलत्वोचितबालभावम् (etadbhruvau janma tadāpa yugmaṃ līlācalatvocitabālabhāvam) N.7.26.
3) inattention; Ms. 8.118. (Kull.)
4) children (collectively).
5) recent rise (of a planet).
Derivable forms: bālabhāvaḥ (बालभावः).
Bālabhāva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāla and bhāva (भाव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBālabhāva (बालभाव).—m.
(-vaḥ) Childhood. E. bāla and bhāva nature.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBālabhāva (बालभाव).—m. youth, [Pañcatantra] 182, 12,
Bālabhāva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāla and bhāva (भाव).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBālabhāva (बालभाव).—[masculine] childhood or childishness.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bālabhāva (बालभाव):—[=bāla-bhāva] [from bāla] m. state of a child, childhood, minority, infancy, youth, [Manu-smṛti viii, 118] ([Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti] ‘inattention’), [Mahābhārata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] children collectively, [Mālatīmādhava]
3) [v.s. ...] recent rise (of a planet), [Kāvya literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBālabhāva (बालभाव):—[bāla-bhāva] (vaḥ) 1. m. Childhood.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusBālabhāva (ಬಾಲಭಾವ):—[noun] = ಬಾಲಕತನ [balakatana].
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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