Balasura, Balāsura, Bala-asura: 4 definitions
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Balasura 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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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchBālāsura (बालासुर):—[(bāla + a)] m. Nomen proprium eines Asura: vadha [Oxforder Handschriften.78,b,42.]
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Balāsura (बलासुर):—m. Nomen proprium eines Wäschers [Kathāsaritsāgara 72, 211.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBalāsura (बलासुर):—m. Nomen proprium eines Wäschers.
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Bālāsura (बालासुर):—m. Nomen proprium eines Asura. Vielleicht bāṇāsura zu lesen.
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: Balasuravadha.
Full-text: Balasuravadha, Bala.
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