Ballala, Ballāla: 7 definitions
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Ballala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaBallāla (बल्लाल).—Son of a Vaiśya named Kalyāṇa. From childhood Ballāla was an ardent devotee of Gaṇapati. When he was a child he used to gather pebbles and make a heap and then worship it, imagining it to be Gaṇeśa (Gaṇapati).
His parents did not like this. They tried their best to dissuade him from this habit. Once they tied him to a tree and gave him severe cuts. But their attempts were futile. One day an image of Gaṇapati arose in the place where the child used to worship. (Gaṇeśa Purāṇa 1:2).
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geography
Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the ŚilāhārasBallāla or Ballāladeva is the name of a king from the Śilāhāra dynasty, according to the “Honnur image inscription of the reign of Ballāla”. The mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Ballāla is a Śilāhāra king of Kolhāpur. His brother Gaṇḍarāditya, who was associated with him in governing the kingdom, is also mentioned, but without any title.
This record (mentioning Ballāla) is incised on the front of the abhiṣeka stand of the image of the standing Tīrthaṅkara Pārśvanātha inside a Jaina temple at Honnur. The record is not dated, but evidently belongs to the reign of mahāmaṇḍaleśvara Ballāla, a Śilāhāra king of Kolhāpur.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Ballāla (बल्लाल) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—father of Śaṅkara (Tīrthakaumudī, Vratodyāpanakaumudī). L. 1824. 2504.
2) Ballāla (बल्लाल):—Sāhityamañjūṣā and—[commentary].
3) Ballāla (बल्लाल):—son of Trimalla, son of Rāma, son of Cintāmaṇi: Bhojaprabandha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ballāla (बल्लाल):—m. Name of various men, [Colebrooke]
2) of a king, [Kuvalayānanda]
3) of the father of Śaṃkara, [Catalogue(s)]
[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 corpusBallāḷa (ಬಲ್ಲಾಳ):—
1) [noun] = ಬಲ್ಲಾಳ್ [ballal].
2) [noun] an officer in the earstwhile system, who was hierarchically above the chiefs of villages.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ballaladeva, Ballaladeva daivajna, Ballalagitti, Ballalamara, Ballalamishra, Ballalasena, Ballalasenadeva.
Full-text (+20): Bhojaprabandha, Ballalasenadeva, Ballalamishra, Ballaladeva, Vratastha, Brihatkhecariprakasha, Shri, Tallayam, Tirthakaumudi, Sahityamanjusha, Vratodyapanakaumudi, Hosur, Vivarasiddhi, Tattva, Vetalasiddhi, Shivatoshini, Vishvarupa ganaka, Dharana, Bamagavunda, Ratrimatikanti.
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Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)
Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Note 1: the ruling dynasties (Hoysala and Kakatiya) < [Chapter XI - Kulottunga III (a.d. 1178 to 1218)]
Chapter XIII - Rajaraja III (a.d. 1216 to 1246)
Introduction < [Chapter XVIII - Chola-Hoysala Phase]
Reviews < [November-December 1934]
Hoysala Bequest To Indian Art < [January-February, 1930]
Masti’s “Chenna Basava Nayaka” < [October – December, 1986]
Temples in and around Madurantakam (by B. Mekala)
Hoysalas and the Muslim Invasion < [Chapter 1 - Historical Backdrop]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Belaturu < [Chapter IV - Temples of Rajendra I’s Time]
Temples in Tadi-maalingi (Jananathapuram) < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
Temples in Sitibeta < [Chapter IV - Temples of Rajendra I’s Time]
Vastu-shastra (5): Temple Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Temples of Mayūrbhañja < [Chapter 12 - History of Hindu Temples (Prāsādas and Vimānas)]