Balkasa: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Balkasa 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
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsBalkasa (बल्कस) denotes impure matter given off in the process of fermentation in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa. The exact sense may be either “scum”, “sediment”, or perhaps more probably vegetable matter in the form of “husks”.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBalkasa (बल्कस).—Dregs or sediment left in the distillation of ardent spirits; Śat. Br.
Derivable forms: balkasam (बल्कसम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryBalkasa (बल्कस).—[neuter] dregs, sediment.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBalkasa (बल्कस):—n. dregs or sediment left in the distillation of ardent spirits, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Full-text: Vakvasa.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa XII, adhyāya 8, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Twelfth Kāṇḍa]