Balidana, Balidāna, Bali-dana: 11 definitions
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Balidana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Balidan.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybalidāna (बलिदान) [or बलिप्रदान, balipradāna].—n (S) The offering or presenting of a sacrifice or other oblation.
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baḷīdāna (बळीदान).—& baḷīpratipadā Properly balidāna & bali pratipadā.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbalidāna (बलिदान) [or balipradāna, or बलिप्रदान].—n The offering of oblation.
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 dictionaryBalidāna (बलिदान).—
1) presentation of an offering to a deity.
2) offering oblations to all creatures.
Derivable forms: balidānam (बलिदानम्).
Balidāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bali and dāna (दान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBalidāna (बलिदान).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Offering victims in sacrifice. 2. Giving food to all beings. E. bali, and dāna giving.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Balidāna (बलिदान):—[=bali-dāna] [from bali] n. the presentation of an offering to a deity (consisting of rice, milk, fruits etc. when presented to Viṣṇu, or of living victims when offered to Śiva or Durgā), [Purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] presentation of grain etc. to all creatures, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBalidāna (बलिदान):—[bali-dāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Offering in sacrifice; giving food for birds, &c.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBalidāna (बलिदान) [Also spelled balidan]:—(nm) a sacrifice; offering; —[karanā] to sacrifice; —[denā] to make a sacrifice.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBalidāna (ಬಲಿದಾನ):—
1) [noun] the offering of animal, plant or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage; a sacrifice.
2) [noun] the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim; a sacrifice.
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 DictionaryBalidāna (बलिदान):—n. 1. sacrifice; 2. animal sacrifice;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dana, Bali, Tana.
Starts with: Balidanapaddhati, Balidanavidhi.
Ends with: Atmabalidana, Phirautiko-balidana.
Full-text: Balidanapaddhati, Balidanavidhi, Navagrahabalidanaprayoga, Balidan, Aarm, Atman.
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