Balasudana, Balasūdana, Bala-sudana: 8 definitions

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General definition (in Jainism)

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Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Balasūdana (बलसूदन) refers to an epithet of Śakra (Indra), as mentioned in chapter 1.2 [ādīśvara-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism. Accordingly, “[...] thinking, ‘This custom must be taught to the people’, the Lord looked on indifferently like an umpire in a dispute. Balasūdana tied the garments of the Ladies with the garments of the Lord, like those of boats with those of a great ship”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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

Balasūdana (बलसूदन).—an epithet of Indra.

Derivable forms: balasūdanaḥ (बलसूदनः).

Balasūdana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bala and sūdana (सूदन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Balasūdana (बलसूदन).—m.

(-naḥ) A name of Indra. E. bala the demon, and sūdana destroyer.

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

Balasūdana (बलसूदन).—m. a name of Indra, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 50, 17.

Balasūdana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bala and sūdana (सूदन).

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

1) Balasūdana (बलसूदन):—[=bala-sūdana] [from bala > bal] mfn. destroying armies, [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] m. ‘destroyer of Bala’, Name of Indra, [Mahābhārata]

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

Balasūdana (बलसूदन):—[bala-sūdana] (naḥ) 1. m. Indra.

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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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