बलि

See also: बळी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बलि (bali).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bə.liː/, [bɐ.liː]

Noun

बलि • (bali) m

1. (religion) offering
2. sacrifice, sacrificial victim

Declension

Declension of बलि (masc i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बलि bali	बलि bali
oblique	बलि bali	बलियों baliyõ
vocative	बलि bali	बलियो baliyo

Derived terms

• बलि करना (bali karnā)
• बलिदान (balidān)

 

Proper noun

बलि • (bali) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bali

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बलि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• bali (Latin script)
• 𑀩𑀮𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• বলি (Bengali script)
• බලි (Sinhalese script)
• ဗလိ or ၿလိ (Burmese script)
• พลิ or พะลิ (Thai script)
• ᨻᩃᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ພລິ or ພະລິ (Lao script)
• ពលិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄣𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

बलि m

1. religious offering
2. revenue
3. tax

Declension

Declension table of "बलि" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	बलि (bali)	बलयो (balayo) or बली (balī)
Accusative (second)	बलिं (baliṃ)	बलयो (balayo) or बली (balī)
Instrumental (third)	बलिना (balinā)	बलीहि (balīhi) or बलीभि (balībhi)
Dative (fourth)	बलिस्स (balissa) or बलिनो (balino)	बलीनं (balīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	बलिस्मा (balismā) or बलिम्हा (balimhā)	बलीहि (balīhi) or बलीभि (balībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	बलिस्स (balissa) or बलिनो (balino)	बलीनं (balīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	बलिस्मिं (balismiṃ) or बलिम्हि (balimhi)	बलीसु (balīsu)
Vocative (calling)	बलि (bali)	बलयो (balayo) or बली (balī)

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

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• বলি (Assamese script)
• ᬩᬮᬶ (Balinese script)
• বলি (Bengali script)
• 𑰤𑰩𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀩𑀮𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဗလိ (Burmese script)
• બલિ (Gujarati script)
• ਬਲਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌬𑌲𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦧꦭꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂥𑂪𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಬಲಿ (Kannada script)
• ពលិ (Khmer script)
• ພລິ (Lao script)
• ബലി (Malayalam script)
• ᠪᠠᠯᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘤𑘩𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠠᠯᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧄𑧉𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐧𑐮𑐶 (Newa script)
• ବଲି (Odia script)
• ꢨꢭꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆧𑆬𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖤𑖩𑖰 (Siddham script)
• බලි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩲𑩽𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚠𑚥𑚮 (Takri script)
• ப³லி (Tamil script)
• బలి (Telugu script)
• พลิ (Thai script)
• བ་ལི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒥𑒪𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨠𑨬𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐ.lí/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ.l̪i/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

बलि • (balí) stem, m

1. offering, gift, oblation
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.18.19:

     आव॒दिन्द्रं॑ य॒मुना॒ तृत्स॑वश्च॒ प्रात्र॑ भे॒दं स॒र्वता॑ता मुषायत्।
     अ॒जास॑श्च॒ शिग्र॑वो॒ यक्ष॑वश्च ब॒लिं शी॒र्षाणि॑ जभ्रु॒रश्व्या॑नि॥

     ā́vadíndraṃ yamúnā tṛ́tsavaśca prā́tra bhedáṃ sarvátātā muṣāyat.
     ajā́saśca śígravo yákṣavaśca balíṃ śīrṣā́ṇi jabhruráśvyāni.

     The dwellers on the Yamuna and the Tṛtsus glorified Indra when he killed Bheda in battle; the Ajas, the Śigrus, the Yakṣas, offered him as a sacrifice the heads of the horses (killed in the combat).

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. a name of Indra (Pur.)
8. name of a मुनि (muni) (MBh.)
9. name of a king (Pañcat.)
10. name of a son of Sutapas (Hariv., Pur.)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of बलि (balí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बलिः balíḥ	बली balī́	बलयः baláyaḥ
Vocative	बले bále	बली bálī	बलयः bálayaḥ
Accusative	बलिम् balím	बली balī́	बलीन् balī́n
Instrumental	बलिना / बल्या¹ balínā / balyā́¹	बलिभ्याम् balíbhyām	बलिभिः balíbhiḥ
Dative	बलये baláye	बलिभ्याम् balíbhyām	बलिभ्यः balíbhyaḥ
Ablative	बलेः / बल्यः¹ baléḥ / balyáḥ¹	बलिभ्याम् balíbhyām	बलिभ्यः balíbhyaḥ
Genitive	बलेः / बल्यः¹ baléḥ / balyáḥ¹	बल्योः balyóḥ	बलीनाम् balīnā́m
Locative	बलौ / बला¹ balaú / balā́¹	बल्योः balyóḥ	बलिषु balíṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

बलि • (bali) stem, m

1. Mahabali, King of the daityas, grandson of Prahlada, one of the Chiranjeevis.

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of बलि (bali)
	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

Descendants

Borrowed terms

• Tamil: பலி (pali)

• Telugu: బలి (bali)

• → Old Javanese: bali, wali
  • > Javanese: ꦧꦭꦶ (bali) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬩᬮᬶ (bali)
  • > Javanese: ꦮꦭꦶ (wali) (inherited)

Etymology 2

From बलिन् (balin)

Adjective

बलि • (bali)

1. neuter nominative singular of बलिन् (balin, “powerful”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “बलि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0723.