Baliputra, Bali-putra: 3 definitions
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Baliputra 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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Baliputra (बलिपुत्र).—epithets of Bāṇa, the son of Bali.
Derivable forms: baliputraḥ (बलिपुत्रः).
Baliputra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bali and putra (पुत्र). See also (synonyms): balinandana, balisuta.
Baliputra (बलिपुत्र):—[=bali-putra] [from bali] m. = -nandana
Baliputra (बलिपुत्र):—m. Patron. des Asura Bāṇa.
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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Starts with: Baliputramokshana.
Full-text: Baliputramokshana, Balinandana, Balisuta.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.11.34 < [Chapter 11 - The Liberation of Dhenukāsura]
Verse 5.11.13 < [Chapter 11 - The Stories of Kubjā and Kuvalayāpīḍa]