of the Balkh breed
बाह्लिक (bāhlika) mfn. of the Balkh breed (as horses), Mahābhārata (Title) ; Rāmāyaṇa (Title) [ID=144791]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
बाह्लिकbāhlika
बाह्लिक (bāhlika) is a Sanskrit word meaning an ancient people, a king of the Balhikas, name of a son of Pratipa, of a dynasty, of the Balkh breed, saffron. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them Products/Items named Bāhlika or from Balkh, Specific Individuals (Bālhika or King of Bālhikas), The Bālhika People/Tribe.
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Products/Items named Bāhlika or from Balkh
3 definitions
saffron
बाह्लिक (bāhlika) n. (w.r. बाल्हक (bālhaka)) saffron, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=144792]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Asafoetida
Asa Foetida, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=144793]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Specific Individuals (Bālhika or King of Bālhikas)
2 definitions
a king of the Balhikas
a king of the Bālhikas, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title) ; Harivaṃśa (Title) ; Purāṇas (Literary category) [ID=144788]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Name of a son of Pratipa
N. of a son of Pratīpa, Harivaṃśa (Title) [ID=144789]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The Bālhika People/Tribe
2 definitions
an ancient people
(H2) [Printed book page 729,3]
बाल्हिक (bālhika) or बाह्लिक (bāhlika), m. (pl.) N. of a people, Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=144787]
बाल्हिक (bālhika) or बाह्लिक (bāhlika), m. (pl.) N. of a people, Mahābhārata (Title) [ID=144787]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
name of a people
बाह्लिक (bāhlika) [Printed book page 363]
बाह्लिक (bāhlika) m. pl. N. of a people. [ID=22048]
बाह्लिक (bāhlika) m. pl. N. of a people. [ID=22048]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The Bālhika Dynasty
1 definition
of a dynasty
(pl.) of a dynasty, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ID=144790]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 2 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.