Pāli Dictionary
bāla
Part of speech
adjective
Synonyms
Antonyms
ethics
foolish; ignorant; stupid; (as noun) a fool
Snp 4.12
evam'pi viggayha vivādayanti, bālo paro akusalo'ti c'āhu, sacco nu vādo katamo imesaṃ, sabb'eva h'īme kusalā vadānā.
Thig 10.1
kalyāṇamittatā muninā, lokaṃ ādissa vaṇṇitā, kalyāṇamitte bhajamāno, api bālo paṇḍito assa.
general
young; immature; childish; (as noun) a child
AN 2.39
vuddho ce'pi, brāhmaṇa, hoti āsītiko vā nāvutiko vā vassasatiko vā jātiyā, so ca kāme paribhuñjati kāmam'ajjhāvasati kāmapariḷāhena pariḍayhati kāmavitakkehi khajjati kāmapariyesanāya ussuko. atha kho so bālo na thero'tv'eva saṅkhyaṃ gacchati.
Part of speech
noun · neuter
Root
bal1be strong
Synonyms
Antonyms
general
strength; power; force; might
Dhp 109
abhivādanasīlissa, niccaṃ vuḍḍh'āpacāyino, cattāro dhammā vaḍḍhanti, āyu vaṇṇo sukhaṃ balaṃ.
MN 65
etha, tumhe'pi, bhikkhave, ek'āsanabhojanaṃ bhuñjatha. ek'āsanabhojanaṃ kho, bhikkhave, tumhe'pi bhuñjamānā app'ābādhatañ'ca sañjānissatha app'ātaṅkatañ'ca lah'uṭṭhānañ'ca balañ'ca phāsuvihārañ'cā'ti.
army; military force; troops
MN 82
bahū tattha hatthikāyā assakāyā rathakāyā pattikāyā, bahu tattha dhanadhaññaṃ, bahu tattha hiraññasuvaṇṇaṃ akatañ'c'eva katañ'ca, bahu tattha itthipariggaho. sakkā ca tāvataken'eva balamattena abhivijinituṃ. abhivijina, mahārājā'ti, kin'ti naṃ kareyyāsī'ti?
doctrine
(spiritual) power; one of the five powers (faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration, wisdom)
AN 5.14
pañcimāni bhikkhave balāni
Thag 16.1
te pabbajitvā sugatassa sāsane, bhāvetva bojjh'aṅgabalāni paṇḍitā, udaggacittā sumanā kat'indriyā, phusiṃsu nibbānapadaṃ asaṅkhatan'ti.
DN 16
seyyath'īdaṃ, cattāro satipaṭṭhānā cattāro sammappadhānā cattāro iddhipādā pañc'indriyāni pañca balāni satta bojjh'aṅgā ariyo aṭṭh'aṅgiko maggo.
Part of speech
noun · feminine
ethics
a foolish or ignorant woman
Thig 6.3
nakkhattāni namassantā, aggiṃ paricaraṃ vane, yathābhuccam'ajānantā, bālā suddhim'amaññatha.
general
a young girl
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