Pāli Dictionary

balavant

balastemvantsuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

bal1be strong

Synonyms

thāmavant, bhusa, balasampanna, balī, balya

Antonyms

dubbala

general

  • strong; powerful; sturdy

  • MN 20

    seyyathā'pi, bhikkhave, balavā puriso dubbalataraṃ purisaṃ sīse vā gale vā khandhe vā gahetvā abhiniggaṇheyya abhinippīḷeyya abhisantāpeyya.

  • AN 5.51

    so vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ime pañca āvaraṇe nīvaraṇe cetaso ajjhāruhe paññāya dubbalīkaraṇe pahāya, balavatiyā paññāya att'atthaṃ vā ñassati par'atthaṃ vā ñassati ubhay'atthaṃ vā ñassati

  • intense; exceedingly; very (often in compounds or as adverb denoting high degree)

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