Balakanda, Bālakāṇḍa, Bala-kanda: 5 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchBālakāṇḍa (बालकाण्ड):—[(bāla + kā)] n. das Buch des Knaben, Titel des 1ten Buches des Rāmāyaṇa in der nördlichen Recension (ādikāṇḍa in der beng. Rec.) und in Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa, weil es über Rāma als Knaben handelt.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBālakāṇḍa (बालकाण्ड):—n. Titel des 1ten Buches im Rāmāyaṇa und Adhyātmāyaṇa , das über Rāma als Knaben handelt.
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Starts with: Balakandasutra.
Full-text (+65): Madhusyanda, Madhubhakshana, Magadhi, Mandavi, Jhajha, Dhumrashva, Mantrapala, Ramayana, Asiddhartha, Kushashva, Ramahridaya, Bhrigutunga, Ikshumati, Sankashyapura, Purvashrama, Culi, Asurtarajasa, Mahodaya, Marica, Shurpanakha.
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