बलि

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Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

बलि m

  1. religious offering
  2. revenue
  3. tax

Declension

Adjective

बलि (bali)

  1. Devanagari script form of bali, which is inflection of बलिन्:
    1. nominative singular neuter
    2. vocative singular masculine/neuter (balin, strong)

Sanskrit

Noun

बलि (bali) stemm

  1. offering, gift, oblation (RV., etc.)
  2. tax (Br., Mn., MBh., etc.)
  3. propitiatory sacrifice
  4. scraps (W.)
  5. animal sacrificed to Durga (MW.)
  6. the handle of a chowrie (Megh.)
  7. Mahabali (MBh., Pur., etc.)
  8. a name of Indra (Pur.)
  9. name of a मुनि (muni) (MBh.)
  10. name of a king (Pañcat.)
  11. 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)

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