# बाह्लिक (bāhlika)

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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.

- **SLP1:** `bAhlika`  **IAST:** bāhlika  **Devanagari:** बाह्लिक
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahlika_%28king%29
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/bahlika/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** बाह्लीक (bāhlīka), बह्लीक (bahlīka), बह्लिक (bahlika)

## Meanings by context

### Products/Items named Bāhlika or from Balkh (3 definitions)
- of the Balkh breed  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > बाह्लिक (bāhlika) mfn. of the Balkh breed (as horses), Mahābhārata (Title); Rāmāyaṇa (Title) [ ID=144791 ]
- saffron  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > बाह्लिक (bāhlika) n. ( w.r. बाल्हक (bālhaka) ) saffron, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=144792 ]
- Asafoetida  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Asa Foetida, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=144793 ]

### Specific Individuals (Bālhika or King of Bālhikas) (2 definitions)
- a king of the Balhikas  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a king of the Bālhikas, in the same place [Cologne Addition] (Title); Harivaṃśa (Title); Purāṇas (Literary category) [ ID=144788 ]
- Name of a son of Pratipa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a son of Pratīpa, Harivaṃśa (Title) [ ID=144789 ]

### The Bālhika People/Tribe (2 definitions)
- an ancient people  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 729,3] बाल्हिक (bālhika) or बाह्लिक (bāhlika), m. ( pl. ) N. of a people, Mahābhārata (Title) [ ID=144787 ]
- name of a people  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > बाह्लिक (bāhlika) [Printed book page 363 ] बाह्लिक (bāhlika) m. pl. N. of a people. [ ID=22048 ]

### The Bālhika Dynasty (1 definition)
- of a dynasty  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ( pl. ) of a dynasty, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=144790 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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