Pāli Dictionary

bāla

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

añña, duppañña, andha, manda, mogha, dummedha, aviddasu, dummedhī,

Antonyms

thera, paṇḍita, dhīra

ethics

  • sot; ignorant; stupide; (substantif) un sot

  • 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

  • jeune; immature; (substantif) un enfant

  • 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.

bala

approximate

balrootasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

bal1être fort

Synonyms

viriya, vīriya, vibhava, balatā, camū, pabhāva

Antonyms

abala

general

  • force; puissance

  • 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.

  • armée; troupes

  • 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

  • force (spirituelle); l’une des cinq forces

  • (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.

bālā

approximate

bālastemāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

ethics

  • une femme sotte ou ignorante

  • a foolish or ignorant woman

  • Thig 6.3

    nakkhattāni namassantā, aggiṃ paricaraṃ vane, yathābhuccam'ajānantā, bālā suddhim'amaññatha.

general

  • une jeune fille

  • a young girl

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