Balavant: 6 definitions

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Balavant means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Balavant, (adj.) (fr. bala) strong, powerful, sturdy M. I, 244 (purisa) S. I, 222; J. II, 406; DhA. II, 208; VvA. 35; PvA. 94. Comparative balavatara Miln. 131; f. °a(n)tarī Sdhp. 452. In compn balava°, e.g. °gavā sturdy oxen M. I, 226; °vippaṭisāra deep remorse PvA. 14, °balava very strong J. II, 406.—balavaṃ as nt. adv. “exceedingly,” in cpd. Balav’âbalavaṃ very (loud and) strong Vin. II, 1 (=suṭṭhu balavaṃ C.), and °paccūse very early in the morning Vism. 93, and °paccūsa-samaye id. J. I, 92; DhA. I, 26. (Page 483)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Balavant (बलवन्त्).—name of a Śākyan youth: Avadāna-śataka i.359.11.

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

Balavant (बलवन्त्).—[bala + vant], adj., f. vatī, comparat. balīyaṃs, superl. baliṣṭha, strong, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 185, 5; powerful, Chr. 35, 7; heavy, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 50, 8. balīyaṃs, Stronger, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 7; balīyas + tara, much stronger, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 191. balavat, acc. sing. n., adv. 1. Much, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 7, 9. 2. Well, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 2.

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

Balavant (बलवन्त्).—[adjective] powerful, mighty, strong, prevalent, superior to ([ablative]); [neuter] vat [adverb] greatly, much, well.

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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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