Balavaidhavya, Bala-vaidhavya, Bālavaidhavya: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Balavaidhavya 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Bālavaidhavya (बालवैधव्य) refers to “having become a widow in childhood”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.25 (“Prayer by the gods”).—Accordingly, as the Gods said to Śiva: “[...] The Brahmin girl Śāradā who had become a widow in childhood (bālavaidhavya), was fortunate to regain her lost husband and was blessed with sons, thanks to the power of devotion to you. Binduga, a Brahmin only in name, a harlot monger and his wife Cañculā attained great salvation on hearing your glory. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Bālavaidhavya (बालवैधव्य).—child-widowhood.
Derivable forms: bālavaidhavyam (बालवैधव्यम्).
Bālavaidhavya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāla and vaidhavya (वैधव्य).
Bālavaidhavya (बालवैधव्य).—n. state of one who has become a widow already when a child, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 450.
Bālavaidhavya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bāla and vaidhavya (वैधव्य).
Bālavaidhavya (बालवैधव्य).—[neuter] widowhood in early age.
Bālavaidhavya (बालवैधव्य):—[=bāla-vaidhavya] [from bāla] n. child-widowhood, [Śārṅgadhara-paddhati]
Bālavaidhavya (बालवैधव्य):—n. Wittwenstand im Kindesalter [168,20.]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Relevant text
No search results for Balavaidhavya, Bala-vaidhavya, Bāla-vaidhavya, Bālavaidhavya; (plurals include: Balavaidhavyas, vaidhavyas, Bālavaidhavyas) in any book or story.