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

Uncertain. (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

	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) बल्या¹ (balyā¹)	बलिभ्याम् (balibhyām)	बलिभिः (balibhiḥ)
dative	बलये (balaye)	बलिभ्याम् (balibhyām)	बलिभ्यः (balibhyaḥ)
ablative	बलेः (baleḥ) बल्यः¹ (balyaḥ¹)	बलिभ्याम् (balibhyām)	बलिभ्यः (balibhyaḥ)
genitive	बलेः (baleḥ) बल्यः¹ (balyaḥ¹)	बल्योः (balyoḥ)	बलीनाम् (balīnām)
locative	बलौ (balau) बला¹ (balā¹)	बल्योः (balyoḥ)	बलिषु (baliṣu)

• 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)
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

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

Etymology 2

From बलिन् (balin)

Adjective

बलि • (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