…strong; only in der. balikataraṃ (compar.) adv. in a stronger degree, more intensely more Mil.84; & dubbalika weak Thag-a.211. Cp…

( ~ā, ī)n., n

1. (mfn.) weakening.
2. (n.f.) the weakening (of)

poultice, a compress.

(of food) solid, material; (food) to be swallowed

mother, good wife used as a general endearing term for a woman Vin.i.232; DN.ii.97 (here in play of words with Ambapālī expl^d. by Bdhgh at Vin.i.385 as ambakā ti itthiyikā).

Sk. ambikā dem …

Bala¹

neuter

1. strength power, force DN.ii.73; AN.i.244; Thag.188; Dhp.109 (one of the 4 blessings, viz. āyu, vaṇṇa, sukha, bala; cp Dhp-a.ii.239); Pv.i.5#12 (= kāya-bala Pv-a.30); Pv …

adjective strong; only in kisa˚; of meagre strength, weakly MN.i.226; and dub˚; weak MN.i.435 Cp. balika.

fr. bala

1. boy, child, youth SN.i.176; Thag-a.146 (Tha-ap.44: spelt ˚akka); Sdhp.351
   ■ f. bālikā young girl Thag-a.54 (Tha-ap.1).
2. fool Dhs-a.51 (˚rata fond of fools).

fr. bāla

…(p)phassa; (bb = b): bala, balika budha; (bb = v): dubbaca =) vaca, vacana, vaṇṇa vijāna, vidū, vinivijjha, visodha, vuṭṭhika; (bbhaga…

adjective always in combination with āhāra, food “made into a ball,” i.e. eatable, material food, as one of the 4 kinds of food (see stock phrase k˚ āhāro oḷāriko vā sukhumo vā… at …

bandage, a piece of cloth put over a sore or wound Vin.i.205 (cp. Vin. Texts ii.58 n⁴).

cp. Sk. kavalikā

…āharathā ti vatvā tattha balikamma-karaṇaṃ“). The BSk. form appears to be parīkṣā, as seen in phrase vatthuparīkṣā at Divy.3 &…

…DN.i.12 (cp DN-a.i.98 = balikamma-karaṇaṃ).

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