Baladhyaksha, Balādhyakṣa, Bala-adhyaksha: 10 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Balādhyakṣa can be transliterated into English as Baladhyaksa or Baladhyaksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Balādhyakṣa.—(IE 8-3), officer in charge of the army; mentioned along with the Senāpati who was probably a sub- ordinate officer. Note: balādhyakṣa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Balādhyakṣa (बलाध्यक्ष).—
1) a general or commander of an army; सेनापतिबलाध्यक्षौ सर्वदिक्षु निवेशयेत् (senāpatibalādhyakṣau sarvadikṣu niveśayet) Manusmṛti 7.189.
2) a war-minister.
3) An officer in charge of infantry.
Derivable forms: balādhyakṣaḥ (बलाध्यक्षः).
Balādhyakṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bala and adhyakṣa (अध्यक्ष).
Balādhyakṣa (बलाध्यक्ष).—m.
(-kṣaḥ) Commander of an army, a general. E. bala and adhyakṣa superintendent.
Balādhyakṣa (बलाध्यक्ष).—[masculine] commander of an army or minister of war.
Balādhyakṣa (बलाध्यक्ष):—[from bala > bal] m. the superintendent or commander of an army, a general, minister of war, [Manu-smṛti; Rāmāyaṇa; Harivaṃśa]
Balādhyakṣa (बलाध्यक्ष):—[balā+dhyakṣa] (kṣaḥ) 1. m. A general.
Balādhyakṣa (बलाध्यक्ष):—(1. bala + a) n. Aufseher über die Truppen, Kriegsminister: senāpatibalādhyakṣau [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 7, 189.] [Harivaṃśa 15841.] balasya [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 82, 23. 25 (89, 5. 7 Gorresio). 3, 42, 18. 6, 75, 22.] [Spr. 4400, v. l.]
Balādhyakṣa (बलाध्यक्ष):—m. der Aufseher über die Truppen , Kriegsminister.
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
Balādhyakṣa (बलाध्यक्ष):—(nm) a commander (of the army).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Balādhyakṣa (ಬಲಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ):—[noun] = ಬಲಾಧಿಪ [baladhipa].
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Baḷādhyakṣa (ಬಳಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ):—[noun] the chief of an army.
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: Adhyaksha, Ba-la, Bala.
Full-text: Caturangabaladhyaksha, Mahabaladhyaksha, Dandavyuha, Go.
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