Balishtha, Baliṣṭha: 15 definitions
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Balishtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
The Sanskrit term Baliṣṭha can be transliterated into English as Balistha or Balishtha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Balishth.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationBaliṣṭha (बलिष्ठ) or Subaliṣṭha refers to “powerful”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.18 (“The conversation between Nārada and Jalandhara”).—Accordingly, as the Gods said to Nārada: “O excellent sage, listen to our misery. O merciful one, after listening to it, destroy it quickly. You are powerful and the favourite of Śiva. [...] The hot-rayed sun and the moon have been ousted from their positions. The fire-god and the god of death and guardians of the quarters have been expelled. The gods have been harassed by that powerful (su-baliṣṭha) Asura. We who have been subjected to great grief now seek refuge in you. [...]”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybaliṣṭha (बलिष्ठ).—a (S) Very powerful or strong.
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baḷiṣṭha (बळिष्ठ).—See balāḍhya &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbaliṣṭha (बलिष्ठ).—a Very powerful or strong.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBaliṣṭha (बलिष्ठ).—a. Most powerful, strongest, very powerful (superl. of balavat or balin q. v.).
-ṣṭhaḥ A camel.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBaliṣṭha (बलिष्ठ).—mfn.
(-ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) Very strong, more or most powerful. E. bala, and iṣṭhan super. aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryBaliṣṭha (बलिष्ठ).—and balīyaṃs balīyaṃs, see balavant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBaliṣṭha (बलिष्ठ).—([superlative]) mightiest, strongest, stronger than ([ablative]).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Baliṣṭha (बलिष्ठ):—[from bal] a mfn. (superl. [from] balin) most powerful, very. strong or mighty, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] stronger or mightier than ([ablative]), [Raghuvaṃśa]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a camel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) b baliyas See p. 723, col. 2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBaliṣṭha (बलिष्ठ):—[(ṣṭhaḥ-ṣṭhā-ṣṭhaṃ) a.] Very strong.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Baliṣṭha (बलिष्ठ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Baliṭṭha.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBaliṣṭha (बलिष्ठ) [Also spelled balishth]:—(a) strongest; very strong, powerful, having tremenuous force/vigour/vitality; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBaliṣṭha (ಬಲಿಷ್ಠ):—[noun] having, showing or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust; strong.
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Baliṣṭha (ಬಲಿಷ್ಠ):—[noun] a powerful, robust, strong man; a man having influential power.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Balishthagolisu, Balishthatama.
Ends with: Abalishtha, Subalishtha.
Full-text: Balishthatama, Balittha, Balishth, Balavant, Bala-sutta, Bala.
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