Balamukhya, Bala-mukhya: 5 definitions

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Balamukhya 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

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

[«previous next»] — Balamukhya in Jyotisha glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Balamukhya (बलमुख्य) refers to the “chiefs of armies”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 17), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If Venus should suffer defeat in his conjunction with Mars, the chiefs of armies (balamukhya) will perish and princes will be at war; if Venus should so suffer in his conjunction with Mercury, the people of mountainous countries will suffer; milk will be injured and there will be slight rain”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Balamukhya in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Balamukhya (बलमुख्य).—the chief of an army.

Derivable forms: balamukhyaḥ (बलमुख्यः).

Balamukhya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bala and mukhya (मुख्य).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Balamukhya (बलमुख्य).—[masculine] chief of an army.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Balamukhya (बलमुख्य):—[=bala-mukhya] [from bala > bal] m. the chief of an army, [Rāmāyaṇa]

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Balamukhya in German

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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.

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