Bahlika, ī첹, ī, 첹, , : 15 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Puranaī첹 (बाह्ली�):—One of the three sons of Pratīpa (son of Dilīpa, who was the son of Ṛkṣa, who was the son of Devātithi). He had a son named Somadatta. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.12, 9.22.18-19)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Bahlika (बह्लिक).—See 첹s.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 115.
2a) ī첹 (बाह्ली�).—A son of Pratipa and father of Somadatta;1 father of seven sons, kings of Bāhli Kingdom;2 the foremost among the Kurus;3 was stationed by Jarāsandha at the southern gate of Mathurā;4 placed on the south during the siege of Gomanta;5 informed by Uddhava of Rāma's visit to Hastināpura;6 his sons took active part in Yudhiṣṭhira's Rājasūya and in Duryodana's army;7 could not vanquish Arjuna, supported by Kṛṣṇa;8 went with his sons to Syamantapañcaka for the solar eclipse where he met the Vṛṣṇis; left Syamantapañcaka;9 sisters, Rohiṇ� and Pauravī, married to Vasudeva.10
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 12 and 18; 49. 2; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 234; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 20. 9; V. 35. 12, 27, 30.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 50. 39.
- 3) Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 52. 11 [9].
- 4) Ib. X. 50. 11 [4].
- 5) Ib. X. 52. 11 [9].
- 6) Ib. X. 68. 17.
- 7) Ib. X. 75. 6; [95 (v) 16].
- 8) Ib. I 15. 16.
- 9) Ib. X. 82. 26; 84. 69. [1].
- 10) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 163.
2b) (c) a Northern Kingdom;1 after the son of ī첹.2
2c) A name given to the thirteen sons of the Kings of Kilikilā;1 took part in the Rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira;2 three of the thirteen sons were of the Nandana family; Ekalas or lords of small regions.3
2d) A class of Pitṛs.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 28. 93.
첹 (बाह्लि�) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.61.6) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning 첹) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
ī첹 is also mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.89.52) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.

The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra첹 (बाह्लि�) refers to a variety of 岹 (upper storey of any building), according to the Śilparatna (32.6) and the Kamikāgama (57.8). In the Mayamata (18.14), this variety is known as Barbara.

Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्�, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraī (बाह्लीका) refers to one of the seven “major dialects� (ṣ�) in language, according to Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 18. Accordingly, “ī� is the native speech of the Khasas who belong to the north�.

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: Kavyaī첹 refers to an ancient district or cultural territory, as mentioned in the 7th-century Mudrārākṣasa written by Viśākhadeva. ī첹 corresponds to Bactria, modern Balkh (northern Afghanistan).

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval Indiaī첹 (बाह्ली�) is the name of a region mentioned in a list of regions in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (ⲹṇāgṇa-첹ٳԲ), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as 첹śٰ or 첹첹.—According to the author people living in different regions [viz., ī첹] have their own nourishing foodstuffs [viz., ṃs (meat)]. Such foodstuffs are more beneficial for them.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira(बह्लिक�) [=Vāhlīka] is the name of a kingdom or tribe of people, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If the sun and moon should begin to be eclipsed when only half risen, deceitful men will suffer as well as sacrificial rites. [...] If they should be eclipsed when in the sign of Gemini (Mithuna), chaste women, princes, powerful petty chiefs, learned men, people living on the banks of the Yamunā and the rulers of and Matsya with their subjects will suffer miseries. If they should be eclipsed when in the sign of Cancer (Karka) the Ābhīras, the Śabaras, the Pallavas, the Mallas, the Matsyas, the Kurus, the Śakas, the Pāñcālas and the Vikalās will be afflicted with miseries and food grains will be destroyed�.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Apam Napat: Indian MythologyBahlika was an ally of the Kauravas. He was present in many of their councils.
: WikiPedia: HinduismBahlika (बाह्लि�), Dasharna (दशर्�): States the kings of which were Kalinga, Magadha, friendly to the Pandavas, Matsya, Panchala, Salva.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary(बह्लिक�).�(pl.) Name of a country (Balkh) and its inhabitants.
Derivable forms: � (बह्लिकाः).
See also (synonyms): ī.
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(बाह्लिका) or ī (बाह्लीका).�m. (pl.) Name of a people.
-ka� 1 A king of the Bālhikas.
2) A horse of the Balkh breed; काम्बोजविषये जातैर्बाह्लीकैश्� हयोत्तमै� (kāmbojaviṣaye jātairbāhlīkaiśca hayottamai�) Rām. 1.6.22.
-kam 1 Saffron; ... प्रियाङ्गसंगव्यालुप्तस्तनतटबाह्लिक- श्रियोऽप� दृश्यन्त� बहिरबलाः (priyāṅgasaṃgavyāluptastanataṭabāhlika- śriyo'pi dṛśyante bahirabalā�) Rām. Ch.7.64.
2) Asa Foetida; अजमोदा� � बाह्लीकं जीरक� लोध्रक� तथ� (ajamodā� ca bāhlīka� jīraka� lodhraka� tathā) Śiva B.3.18.
Derivable forms: � (बाह्लिका�), ī� (बाह्लीका�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary첹 (बाह्लि�).—[masculine] [plural] [Name] of a people.
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ī첹 (बाह्ली�).—[masculine] [plural] = [preceding]; a ([feminine] ī) belonging to or coming from the B.; [neuter] saffron.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorumī첹 (बाह्ली�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Bahlika (बह्लिक):—[from bahli] bahli, bahlika, ī첹 [varia lectio] for balhi etc., q.v.
2) ī첹 (बह्ली�):—[from bahli] bahli, bahlika, ī첹 [varia lectio] for balhi etc., q.v.
3) 첹 (बाह्लि�):—[from ] m. ([plural]) Name of a people, [Ѳٲ]
4) [v.s. ...] a king of the Bālhikas, [ib.; Harivaṃśa; Purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Pratīpa, [Harivaṃśa]
6) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) of a dynasty, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
7) [v.s. ...] mfn. of the Balkh breed (as horses), [Ѳٲ; Rāmāyaṇa]
8) [v.s. ...] n. ([wrong reading] 첹) saffron, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] Asa Foetida, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) ī첹 (बाह्ली�):—[from ] m. ([plural]) Name of a people, [Ѳٲ; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
11) [v.s. ...] a prince of the Bālhīkas, [Ѳٲ]
12) [v.s. ...] Name of a son of Janam-ejaya, [ib.]
13) [v.s. ...] of a son of Pratīpa, [ib.; Purāṇa]
14) [v.s. ...] of the father of Rohiṇ� (wife of Vasu-deva), [Harivaṃśa]
15) [v.s. ...] of a Gandharva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
16) [v.s. ...] of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
17) [from ] mf(ī)n. belonging to or derived from the Bālhikas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
18) [v.s. ...] n. = 첹, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus첹 (ಬಾಹ್ಲಿ�):�
1) [noun] name of a country in North Afghanistan; Balkh.
2) [noun] an inhabitant of that country.
3) [noun] a horse bred in that country.
4) [noun] the perennial plant Crocus sativus of Iridaceae family, with funnel-shaped, purplish flowers having orange stigmas; saffron plant.
5) [noun] the dried aromatic stigmas of this plant, used in flavouring and colouring foods; saffron.
6) [noun] the plant Ferula assafoetida of Apiaceae family.
7) [noun] the bad-smelling gum resin obtained from this plant, used in seasoning food.
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ī첹 (ಬಾಹ್ಲೀ�):—[noun] = ಬಾಹ್ಲಿ� [bahlika].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
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Full-text (+50): Prabahlika, Bahlaka, Bahli, Vahlika, Citrarathabahlika, Balhika, Varabahlika, Bhuri, Pratipa, Antarghana, Pushpamishta, Bahlikadesha, Saptavahlishvara, Varyovida, Maralukam, Somadatta, Balhikabhasha, Kilikila, Jirana, Bhurishrava.
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The Location of Kamboja < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
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The Shorter Kurma-Vibhaga Text of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 1 (1967)]
Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter XX - Dynasty of Kuru < [Book IV]
Chapter XXIV - Dynasty of the kings of the Kali age < [Book IV]
Chapter XXXV - Wedding of Samba, the son of Krishna < [Book V]
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Chapter 87 - The Story of Ila < [Book 7 - Uttara-kanda]
Chapter 42 - Other Monkeys are sent to explore the Western Region < [Book 4 - Kishkindha-kanda]
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