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बलि
बलि
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- bali (Latin script)
- බලි (Sinhalese script)
- ဗလိ (Burmese script)
- ពលិ (Khmer script)
- พลิ (Thai script)
Noun
बलि m
Declension
Declension table of "बलि" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | बलि | बलयो or बली |
| Accusative (second) | बलिं | बलयो or बली |
| Instrumental (third) | बलिना | बलीहि or बलीभि |
| Dative (fourth) | बलिस्स or बलिनो | बलीनं |
| Ablative (fifth) | बलिस्मा or बलिम्हा | बलीहि or बलीभि |
| Genitive (sixth) | बलिस्स or बलिनो | बलीनं |
| Locative (seventh) | बलिस्मिं or बलिम्हि | बलीसु |
| Vocative (calling) | बलि | बलयो or बली |
Sanskrit
Noun
बलि • (bali) m
- offering, gift, oblation (RV., etc.)
- tax (Br., Mn., MBh., etc.)
- propitiatory sacrifice
- scraps (W.)
- animal sacrificed to Durga (MW.)
- the handle of a chowrie (Megh.)
- Mahabali (MBh., Pur., etc.)
- 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
| Masculine i-stem declension of बलि | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | बलिः (baliḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | बलेः (baleḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | बलिः (baliḥ) | बली (balī) | बलयः (balayaḥ) |
| Vocative | बले (bale) | 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) |
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0723