बलि

See also: बळी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बलि (bali).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) 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): /bɐ.l̪i/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ब॒लि • (balí) stem, m

1. offering, gift, oblation
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 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 ब॒लि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ब॒लिः (balíḥ)	ब॒ली (balī́)	ब॒लयः॑ (baláyaḥ)
accusative	ब॒लिम् (balím)	ब॒ली (balī́)	ब॒लीन् (balī́n)
instrumental	ब॒लिना॑ (balínā) ब॒ल्या¹ (balyā́¹)	ब॒लिभ्या॑म् (balíbhyām)	ब॒लिभिः॑ (balíbhiḥ)
dative	ब॒लये॑ (baláye)	ब॒लिभ्या॑म् (balíbhyām)	ब॒लिभ्यः॑ (balíbhyaḥ)
ablative	ब॒लेः (baléḥ) ब॒ल्यः¹ (balyáḥ¹)	ब॒लिभ्या॑म् (balíbhyām)	ब॒लिभ्यः॑ (balíbhyaḥ)
genitive	ब॒लेः (baléḥ) ब॒ल्यः¹ (balyáḥ¹)	ब॒ल्योः (balyóḥ)	ब॒ली॒नाम् (balīnā́m)
locative	ब॒लौ (baláu) ब॒ला¹ (balā́¹)	ब॒ल्योः (balyóḥ)	ब॒लिषु॑ (balíṣu)
vocative	बले॑ (bále)	बली॑ (bálī)	बल॑यः (bálayaḥ)

• 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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	बलिः (baliḥ)	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)
vocative	बले (bale)	बली (balī)	बलयः (balayaḥ)

Descendants

• → Old Javanese: bali, wali
  • Javanese: ꦧꦭꦶ (bali), ꦮꦭꦶ (wali)
  • → Balinese: bali
• → Tamil: பலி (pali) (learned)
• → Telugu: బలి (bali) (learned)

Etymology 2

From बलिन् (balin)

Adjective

ब॒लि • (balí)

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

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “बलि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 723, column 3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 216