Balada, Bālāda, Bala-da: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Balada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, biology. 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 EncyclopediaBalada (बलद).—The first son of the Agni, Bhānu. It is this Agni which gives life and strength to all living beings. (Śloka 10, Chapter 221, Śānti Parva, Mahābhārata).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBālāda (बालाद).—A class of Piśācas short in stature and with eyes facing the earth and who resort to places of confinement of women.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 380 and 398; Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 277.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu1) Baladā (बलदा) is another name for Aśvagandhā, a medicinal plant identified with Withania somnifera Dunal. (“Indian ginseng” or “Winter Cherry”) from the Solanaceae or Nightshade family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.109-112 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Baladā and Aśvagandhā, there are a total of twenty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
2) Balada (बलद) is another name for Jīvaka, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Microstylis wallichii Lindl., which is a synonym of Crepidium acuminatum (D.Don) Szlach. from the Orchidaceae or “orchid” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.11-13. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Balada and Jīvaka, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Balada in India is the name of a plant defined with Withania somnifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Withania mucronata Chiov. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Feddes Repertorium (1999)
· Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. (1983)
· Cytologia (1997)
· De la Belladone (1825)
· Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. Munchen (1951)
· Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. (1927)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Balada, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybalada : (adj.) strength-giving; bestowal of power.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybaḷada (बळद).—n baḷata n R Void space preserved along the interior of a wall to contain grain. The grain is poured in from above, and taken out through a hole at the bottom: also a crypt or secret cavity in the floor to hold things. 2 A corner of a room, or other space, walled off to hold lumber.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbaḷada (बळद).—n baḷata n Void space preserved along the interior of a wall to con- tain grain.
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: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBalada (बलद).—an ox, a bullock
Derivable forms: baladaḥ (बलदः).
Balada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bala and da (द).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBalada (बलद).—m.
(-daḥ) An ox. E. bala, da who gives.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBalada (बलद).—[masculine] ox.
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Baladā (बलदा).—[adjective] giving strength.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Balada (बलद):—[=bala-da] [from bala > bal] m. ‘strength-giving’, a [particular] form of Agni, [Gṛhyāsaṃgraha; Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] an ox, bullock, [Kathāsaritsāgara] (dī-bhūta mfn. become an ox, [ib.])
3) [v.s. ...] a [particular] medicinal plant (= jīvaka), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Baladā (बलदा):—[=bala-dā] [from bala-da > bala > bal] a f. Physalis Flexuosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a daughter of Raudrāśva, [Harivaṃśa] ([varia lectio] balā).
6) [=bala-dā] [from bala > bal] b ([Ṛg-veda; Kauśika-sūtra]) mfn. conferring or imparting power.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bala, Da, Ta.
Starts with: Balada-kaddi, Baladadi, Baladalaka, Baladalana, Baladamotya, Baladana, Baladangre, Baladanta, Baladaridra, Baladaridri, Baladarpa, Baladarpita, Baladarsham, Baladatta, Baladavan, Baladay, Baladayin, Baladayini.
Ends with: Pibalada.
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