Balaja, Bala-ja, Bālaja: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Balaja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Balaja 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 Physaloides somnifera (L.) Moench (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1994)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (1979)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1852)
· Kew Bulletin (1937)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBalaja (बलज).—a. produced by power. (-jam) 1 a city-gate, gate.
2) a field.
3) grain, a heap of grain; त्वं समीरण इव प्रतीक्षितः कर्षकेण बलजान् पुपूषता (tvaṃ samīraṇa iva pratīkṣitaḥ karṣakeṇa balajān pupūṣatā) Śiśupālavadha 14.7.
4) war, battle
5) marrow, pith.
6) a pretty figure. (-jā) 1 the earth.
2) a handsome woman.
3) a kind of jasmine (Arabian).
4) a rope.
Balaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bala and ja (ज).
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Bālaja (बालज).—a. produced from hair.
Bālaja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāla and ja (ज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBalaja (बलज).—mfn.
(-jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) Produced by or from strength or power. n.
(-jaṃ) 1. A field. 2. A city-gate. 3. Fruit. 4. War. 5. Pith, marrow. f.
(-jā) 1. A pretty or handsome woman. 2. The earth. 3. Arabian jasmine. E. bala strength, and ja born.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBalaja (बलज).—[masculine] ā [feminine] heap of corn.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Balaja (बलज):—[=bala-ja] [from bala > bal] mfn. produced by strength or power, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) [v.s. ...] m. n. a heap of corn, grain, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Balajā (बलजा):—[=bala-jā] [from bala-ja > bala > bal] f. idem, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra]
4) [v.s. ...] a pretty woman, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] the earth, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] Arabian jasmine, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] a rope, [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra [Scholiast or Commentator]]
8) [v.s. ...] Name of a river, [Brahma-purāṇa]
9) Balaja (बलज):—[=bala-ja] [from bala > bal] n. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a city-gate, any gate
10) [v.s. ...] a field
11) [v.s. ...] war
12) [v.s. ...] a pretty figure
13) [v.s. ...] pith, marrow.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBalaja (बलज):—[bala-ja] (jaḥ-jā-jaṃ) a. Arising from strength or power. n. A field; city gate; fruit; pith; war. f. Fine woman; earth; jasmin.
[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 corpusBalaja (ಬಲಜ):—
1) [noun] the entrance of a town.
2) [noun] (in gen.) the entrace, door.
3) [noun] an expanse of land where crops are raised or is suitable for raising.
4) [noun] a form, shape that is beautiful.
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Baḷaja (ಬಳಜ):—
1) [noun] the entrance of a town.
2) [noun] (in gen.) the entrace, door.
3) [noun] an expanse of land where crops are raised or is suitable for raising.
4) [noun] a form, shape that is beautiful.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Balajapa, Balajaphata, Balajataka, Balajatiya.
Ends with: Sauvarnabalaja, Suvarnabalaja.
Full-text: Sauvarnabalaja, Suvarnabalaja, Utplavayati, Balbaja, Nandi.
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