बलि

See also: बळी

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• bali (Latin script)
• 𑀩𑀮𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• বলি (Bengali script)
• බලි (Sinhalese script)
• ဗလိ or ၿလိ (Burmese script)
• พลิ or พะลิ (Thai script)
• ᨻᩃᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ພລິ or ພະລິ (Lao script)
• ពលិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄝𑄣𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

बलि m

1. religious offering
2. revenue
3. tax

Declension

Declension table of "बलि" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	बलि (bali)	बलयो (balayo) or बली (balī)
Accusative (second)	बलिं (baliṃ)	बलयो (balayo) or बली (balī)
Instrumental (third)	बलिना (balinā)	बलीहि (balīhi) or बलीभि (balībhi)
Dative (fourth)	बलिस्स (balissa) or बलिनो (balino)	बलीनं (balīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	बलिस्मा (balismā) or बलिम्हा (balimhā)	बलीहि (balīhi) or बलीभि (balībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	बलिस्स (balissa) or बलिनो (balino)	बलीनं (balīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	बलिस्मिं (balismiṃ) or बलिम्हि (balimhi)	बलीसु (balīsu)
Vocative (calling)	बलि (bali)	बलयो (balayo) or बली (balī)

Adjective

बलि (bali)

1. Devanagari script form of bali, which is inflection of बलिन्:
   1. nominative singular neuter
   2. vocative singular masculine/neuter (balin, “strong”)

Sanskrit

Noun

बलि • (bali) stem, m

1. offering, gift, oblation (RV., etc.)
2. tax (Br., Mn., MBh., etc.)
3. propitiatory sacrifice
4. scraps (W.)
5. animal sacrificed to Durga (MW.)
6. the handle of a chowrie (Megh.)
7. Mahabali (MBh., Pur., etc.)
8. a name of Indra (Pur.)
9. name of a मुनि (muni) (MBh.)
10. name of a king (Pañcat.)
11. name of a son of Sutapas (Hariv., Pur.)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of बलि
Nom. sg.	बलिः (baliḥ)
Gen. sg.	बलेः (baleḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बलिः (baliḥ)	बली (balī)	बलयः (balayaḥ)
Vocative	बले (bale)	बली (balī)	बलयः (balayaḥ)
Accusative	बलिम् (balim)	बली (balī)	बलीन् (balīn)
Instrumental	बलिना (balinā)	बलिभ्याम् (balibhyām)	बलिभिः (balibhiḥ)
Dative	बलये (balaye)	बलिभ्याम् (balibhyām)	बलिभ्यः (balibhyaḥ)
Ablative	बलेः (baleḥ)	बलिभ्याम् (balibhyām)	बलिभ्यः (balibhyaḥ)
Genitive	बलेः (baleḥ)	बल्योः (balyoḥ)	बलीनाम् (balīnām)
Locative	बलौ (balau)	बल्योः (balyoḥ)	बलिषु (baliṣu)

Descendants

• →Tatsama:

  • Tamil: பலி (pali)
  • Telugu: బలి (bali)
• → Old Javanese: bali, wali
  • > Javanese: ꦧꦭꦶ (bali) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬩᬮᬶ (bali)
  • > Javanese: ꦮꦭꦶ (wali) (inherited)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “बलि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0723.