Balinandana, Bali-nandana: 6 definitions

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Balinandana 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.

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Balinandana (बलिनन्दन).—epithets of Bāṇa, the son of Bali.

Derivable forms: balinandanaḥ (बलिनन्दनः).

Balinandana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bali and nandana (नन्दन). See also (synonyms): baliputra, balisuta.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Balinandana (बलिनन्दन).—m.

(-naḥ) Vanasur, the son of Bali. E. bali, and nandana the son; Bali had however four sons, to either of whom the epithet is applicable.

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

Balinandana (बलिनन्दन):—[=bali-nandana] [from bali] m. ‘son of B°’, Name of the Asura Bāṇa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Balinandana (बलिनन्दन):—[bali-nandana] (naḥ) 1. n. Son of Bali.

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

Balinandana (बलिनन्दन):—(2. ba + na) m. Bali's Sohn d. i. der Asura Bāṇa [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Balinandana (बलिनन्दन):—m. Patron. des Asura Bāṇa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

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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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