Balahantri, Balahantṛ, Bala-hantri: 2 definitions
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Balahantri 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.
The Sanskrit term Balahantṛ can be transliterated into English as Balahantr or Balahantri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBalahantṛ (बलहन्तृ).—m.
1) an epithet of Indra; पाण्डुः स्मरति ते नित्यं बलहन्तुः समीपगः (pāṇḍuḥ smarati te nityaṃ balahantuḥ samīpagaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 15.2.17.
2) of Balarāma.
3) phlegm.
Balahantṛ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bala and hantṛ (हन्तृ). See also (synonyms): balahan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBalahantṛ (बलहन्तृ):—[=bala-hantṛ] [from bala > bal] m. ‘slayer of Bala’, Name of Indra, [Mahābhārata]
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.
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Partial matches: Hantri, Bala.
Full-text: Balahan.
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