Pāli Dictionary

balya

balrootasuffixyasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

bal1be strong

Synonyms

balavant, thāmavant, bhusa, balasampanna, balī

general

  • strong; powerful; forceful

  • Ja 546

    na bāḷhaṃ itthiṃ gaccheyya, sampassaṃ tejasaṅkhayaṃ, kāsaṃ sāsaṃ daraṃ balyaṃ, khīṇamedho nigacchati.

bālya

approximate

bālastemyasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

mandatta, dummejjha

general

  • childhood; youth; the state of being young

  • Dhp 63

    yo bālo maññati bālyaṃ, paṇḍito vā'pi tena so, bālo ca paṇḍitamānī, sa ve bālo'ti vuccati.

  • SN 22.1

    yo hi, gahapati, imaṃ kāyaṃ pariharanto muhuttam'pi ārogyaṃ paṭijāneyya, kim'aññatra bālyā?

  • foolishness; folly; childishness; ignorance

  • Dhp 63

    yo bālo maññati bālyaṃ, paṇḍito vā'pi tena so, bālo ca paṇḍitamānī, sa ve bālo'ti vuccati.

  • SN 22.1

    yo hi, gahapati, imaṃ kāyaṃ pariharanto muhuttam'pi ārogyaṃ paṭijāneyya, kim'aññatra bālyā?

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