बलि
See also: बळी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit बलि (bali).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bə.liː/, [bɐ.liː]
Noun
बलि • (bali) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बलि bali |
बलि bali |
| oblique | बलि bali |
बलियों baliyõ |
| vocative | बलि bali |
बलियो baliyo |
Derived terms
- बलि करना (bali karnā)
- बलिदान (balidān)
Proper noun
बलि • (bali) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Bali
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बलि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
बलि m
Declension
Declension table of "बलि" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | बलि (bali) | बलयो (balayo) or बली (balī) |
| Accusative (second) | बलिं (baliṃ) | बलयो (balayo) or बली (balī) |
| Instrumental (third) | बलिना (balinā) | बलीहि (balīhi) or बलीभि (balībhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | बलिस्स (balissa) or बलिनो (balino) | बलीनं (balīnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | बलिस्मा (balismā) or बलिम्हा (balimhā) | बलीहि (balīhi) or बलीभि (balībhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | बलिस्स (balissa) or बलिनो (balino) | बलीनं (balīnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | बलिस्मिं (balismiṃ) or बलिम्हि (balimhi) | बलीसु (balīsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | बलि (bali) | बलयो (balayo) or बली (balī) |
Adjective
बलि (bali)
- Devanagari script form of bali, which is inflection of बलिन्:
- nominative singular neuter
- vocative singular masculine/neuter (balin, “strong”)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- বলি (Assamese script)
- ᬩᬮᬶ (Balinese script)
- বলি (Bengali script)
- 𑰤𑰩𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀩𑀮𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ဗလိ (Burmese script)
- બલિ (Gujarati script)
- ਬਲਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌬𑌲𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦧꦭꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂥𑂪𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಬಲಿ (Kannada script)
- ពលិ (Khmer script)
- ພລິ (Lao script)
- ബലി (Malayalam script)
- ᠪᠠᠯᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘤𑘩𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠠᠯᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧄𑧉𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐧𑐮𑐶 (Newa script)
- ବଲି (Odia script)
- ꢨꢭꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆧𑆬𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖤𑖩𑖰 (Siddham script)
- බලි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩲𑩽𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚠𑚥𑚮 (Takri script)
- ப³லி (Tamil script)
- బలి (Telugu script)
- พลิ (Thai script)
- བ་ལི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒥𑒪𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨠𑨬𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bɐ.lí/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bɐ.l̪i/
Etymology 1
Uncertain. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
बलि • (balí) stem, m
- offering, gift, oblation
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.18.19:
- आव॒दिन्द्रं॑ य॒मुना॒ तृत्स॑वश्च॒ प्रात्र॑ भे॒दं स॒र्वता॑ता मुषायत्।
अ॒जास॑श्च॒ शिग्र॑वो॒ यक्ष॑वश्च ब॒लिं शी॒र्षाणि॑ जभ्रु॒रश्व्या॑नि॥- ā́vadíndraṃ yamúnā tṛ́tsavaśca prā́tra bhedáṃ sarvátātā muṣāyat.
ajā́saśca śígravo yákṣavaśca balíṃ śīrṣā́ṇi jabhruráśvyāni. - The dwellers on the Yamuna and the Tṛtsus glorified Indra when he killed Bheda in battle; the Ajas, the Śigrus, the Yakṣas, offered him as a sacrifice the heads of the horses (killed in the combat).
- ā́vadíndraṃ yamúnā tṛ́tsavaśca prā́tra bhedáṃ sarvátātā muṣāyat.
- आव॒दिन्द्रं॑ य॒मुना॒ तृत्स॑वश्च॒ प्रात्र॑ भे॒दं स॒र्वता॑ता मुषायत्।
- tax (Br., Mn., MBh., etc.)
- propitiatory sacrifice
- scraps (W.)
- animal sacrificed to Durga (MW.)
- the handle of a chowrie (Megh.)
- a name of Indra (Pur.)
- name of a मुनि (muni) (MBh.)
- name of a king (Pañcat.)
- name of a son of Sutapas (Hariv., Pur.)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | बलिः (balíḥ) | बली (balī́) | बलयः (baláyaḥ) |
| accusative | बलिम् (balím) | बली (balī́) | बलीन् (balī́n) |
| instrumental | बलिना (balínā) बल्या¹ (balyā́¹) |
बलिभ्याम् (balíbhyām) | बलिभिः (balíbhiḥ) |
| dative | बलये (baláye) | बलिभ्याम् (balíbhyām) | बलिभ्यः (balíbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | बलेः (baléḥ) बल्यः¹ (balyáḥ¹) |
बलिभ्याम् (balíbhyām) | बलिभ्यः (balíbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | बलेः (baléḥ) बल्यः¹ (balyáḥ¹) |
बल्योः (balyóḥ) | बलीनाम् (balīnā́m) |
| locative | बलौ (balaú) बला¹ (balā́¹) |
बल्योः (balyóḥ) | बलिषु (balíṣu) |
| vocative | बले (bále) | बली (bálī) | बलयः (bálayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Proper noun
बलि • (bali) stem, m
- Mahabali, King of the daityas, grandson of Prahlada, one of the Chiranjeevis.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | बलिः (baliḥ) | बली (balī) | बलयः (balayaḥ) |
| accusative | बलिम् (balim) | बली (balī) | बलीन् (balīn) |
| instrumental | बलिना (balinā) | बलिभ्याम् (balibhyām) | बलिभिः (balibhiḥ) |
| dative | बलये (balaye) | बलिभ्याम् (balibhyām) | बलिभ्यः (balibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | बलेः (baleḥ) | बलिभ्याम् (balibhyām) | बलिभ्यः (balibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | बलेः (baleḥ) | बल्योः (balyoḥ) | बलीनाम् (balīnām) |
| locative | बलौ (balau) | बल्योः (balyoḥ) | बलिषु (baliṣu) |
| vocative | बले (bale) | बली (balī) | बलयः (balayaḥ) |
Descendants
Etymology 2
From बलिन् (balin)
Adjective
बलि • (balí)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “बलि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 723, column 3.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 216