Bhutabali, Bhūtabali, Bhuta-Bali: 10 definitions
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Bhutabali 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: Shiva Purana - English TranslationBhūtabali (भूतबलि) refers to the “oblations of the Bhūtas”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.27 (“Description of the fraudulent words of the Brahmacārin”).—Accordingly, as Śiva (in guise of a Brahmacārin) said to Pārvatī: “[...] Sandal paste is applied on your body, while the ashes of the funeral pyre on that of Śiva. Where your silken garment and where the elephant-hide of Śiva. Where the divine ornaments and where the serpents of Śiva? Where the deities that move about and where Śiva, fond of goblins and their oblations [i.e., bhūtabali-priya]? Where the pleasing sound of his tabor? Where His peculiar drum called Damaru? Where the set of fine drums and the inauspicious sound of his horn? [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexBhūtabali (भूतबलि).—See Andhaka.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 252. 5-19.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryBhūta-bali.—(EI 11; SII 13), explained as ‘offering of boiled rice to the ghosts’. Note: bhūta-bali is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryBhūtabali (भूतबलि).—= भूतयज्ञ (bhūtayajña) q. v.
Derivable forms: bhūtabaliḥ (भूतबलिः).
Bhūtabali is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bhūta and bali (बलि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhūtabali (भूतबलि).—f.
(-liḥ) Throwing the remnants of an offering on the ground for animals and outcaste, &c. E. bhūta and bali an offering.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumBhūtabali (भूतबलि) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—a grammarian, quoted in the Jainendravyākaraṇa. Zachariae in Bezzenberger's Beitra7ge 5, 299.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bhūtabali (भूतबलि):—[=bhūta-bali] [from bhūta > bhū] m. = -yājña, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a grammarian, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryBhūtabali (भूतबलि):—[bhūta-bali] (liḥ) 2. f. Throwing the remnants of an offering, animals, &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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBhūtabali (ಭೂತಬಲಿ):—[noun] an offering made to propitiate a demon or demigod.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Bhutabalipradana.
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