Buddhibala, Buddhi-bala, Buddhibaḷa: 9 definitions
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Buddhibala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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 Buddhibaḷa can be transliterated into English as Buddhibala or Buddhibalia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybuddhibaḷa (बुद्धिबळ).—n (Strengthener of mind or judgment.) A piece or man at chess. It is usually written budabaḷa.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbuddhibaḷa (बुद्धिबळ).—A man or piece at chess.
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 dictionaryBuddhibala (बुद्धिबल).—a kind of play.
Derivable forms: buddhibalam (बुद्धिबलम्).
Buddhibala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms buddhi and bala (बल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBuddhibala (बुद्धिबल):—[=buddhi-bala] [from buddhi > budh] n. a [particular] kind of play, [Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBuddhibala (ಬುದ್ಧಿಬಲ):—
1) [noun] intellectual capacity.
2) [noun] (dial.) chess, considered as a game of intellectuals.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryBuddhibala (बुद्धिबल):—n. mental power; intellect;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)buddhibala—
(Burmese text): ဉာဏ်-ပညာ-အစွမ်းသတ္တိ။
(Auto-Translation): Wisdom - Knowledge - Power.
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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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.12.267-270 < [Chapter 12 - The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvīpa]
Śrī Śrī Rādhikā Aṣṭottara-Śata-Nāma-Stotraṃ (by Śrīla Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmi)