Pāli Dictionary
Part of speech
adjective
Root
bal1sein stark sein
Synonyms
Antonyms
general
schwach; kraftlos; ohne Stärke
weak; feeble; without strength; devoid of power
AN 5.51
so vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ime pañca āvaraṇe nīvaraṇe cetaso ajjhāruhe paññāya dubbalīkaraṇe appahāya, abalāya paññāya dubbalāya att'atthaṃ vā ñassati
MN 60
n'atthi balaṃ, n'atthi vīriyaṃ, n'atthi purisathāmo, n'atthi purisaparakkamo, sabbe sattā sabbe pāṇā sabbe bhūtā sabbe jīvā avasā abalā avīriyā niyatisaṃgatibhāvapariṇatā chasv'ev'ābhijātīsu sukhadukkhaṃ paṭisaṃvedentī'ti.
Part of speech
noun · feminine
Root
bal1sein stark sein
general
eine Frau (poetisch/euphemistisch, wörtlich ‚die Kraftlose‘)
a woman (poetic/euphemistic, lit. ‘the one without strength’)
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