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Lemma: bāla (m)
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(in law) a minor (MW)
Cypriuus Denticulatus or Rohita (MW)
a child (MW)
a colt (MW)
a five years old elephant (MW)
a fool (MW)
any young animal (MW)
boy (esp. one under 5 years) (MW)
foal (MW)
name of a Rakṣas (MW)
name of a prince (MW)
simpleton (MW)
Topic
Frequency
war 37
Mahābhārata 27
dharma 26
Buddhism 25
narrative literature 23
Mahāyāna 22
Dharmaśāstra 20
Medicine 19
Alchemy 18
Prahlāda, Hiraṇyakaśipu 17
Law 15
purity, impurity, śuddhi, śodhana, śauca 13
Birth, childhood, and youth 12
vyavahāra 10
fable 10
Kāmaśāstra 10
Witness 10
Skanda 10
Magic, rites with a purpose, abhicāra 9
karman doctrine 9
Dhruva aka. Polar Star 8
(Im-)purity 8
pretakārya, rituals for the dead, funeral rites 8
Names of Viṣṇu, sahasranāman 7
Debt 7
vrata 7
Kaṃsa 7
King, rājanīti 6
praise of Viṣṇu (namas) 6
botany, plants 5
jātaka, avadāna 5
Behaviour, strīdharma 5
Bhakti 5
Brideship and marriage 5
subhāṣita 5
Genealogies 5
varṇas, castes 5
Viṣṇu, Vishnuism 5
Liberation, mokṣa, release 4
vānaprastha 4
Politics 4
Tīrthas 4
Military science 3
mantra 3
Buddha's life 3
āśrama 3
Zoology 3
penance, prāyaścitta 3
Māṇḍavya 3
Harivaṃśa 3
Kalki(n) 3
non-attachment 3
Poetology 3
yuga theory 3
unsteadiness of life 3
gold 3
prāyaścitta 3
Kashmirian Shivaism 3
dāna, giving 3
Pashupata Shaivism 3
Hospitality, atithi, guests, ātithya 3
Pūtanā 3
saṃsāra 3
Peace and war 2
jñāna, ajñāna, vidyā, śruta, knowledge 2
Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs 2
fever, jvara, takman 2
good behaviour 2
Women 2
ghost, monster, demon 2
Ordeal 2
long live, āyus 2
punishment for crime 2
Teacher (guru) and pupil (śiṣya), ācārya 2
Cosmogony (gen.) 2
Debts and interest 2
rebirth, transmigration 2
process, jurisdiction 2
aśvamedha, hayamedha 2
healing rituals, against diseases 2
Asceticism, tapas 2
daughter 1
Kṛpa, Śaradvat 1
Jayadratha 1
linguistic speculation 1
kṛcchra 1
(prophesy about the) kaliyuga 1
five mahāyajñas 1
for a good birth 1
sacrificial fire 1
creates fever 1
domestic sacrifice, gṛhyakarman 1
religious speculation, mystic 1
for long life, longevity, old age 1
Śrīvidyā 1
fire sacrifice, offering ājya, homa, āhuti 1
dogs 1
upāyakauśalya 1
for protection, safety, and luck 1
pediatrics, child diseases 1
birth, pregnancy 1
annaprāśana, prāśanakarman 1
Dynasties 1
medhājanana 1
Kṛṣṇa kills Naraka 1
Pradyumna 1
Astronomy 1
sahasranāman 1
omina, presigns, nimittas 1
brahmacarya 1
Indra 1
Cosmology 1
Prostitution 1
Tripura 1
avatāras 1
Stories 1
Yogācāra 1
saṃskāras 1
sexuality 1
marriage, wedding 1
death rites, funeral rites, aurdhvadehika, pitṛmedha 1
Criminal law 1
saṃnyāsa 1
gṛhastha, householder 1
Yoga 1
Lexicography 1
Trade 1
Underworld, hell, naraka 1
Property of Brahmins 1
truth, satya, ṛta 1
cow 1
Gaṅgā, Ganges 1
daiva vs. puruṣakāra 1
Dakṣa's sacrifice and Satī 1
Tāraka 1
ātman 1
āśā, hope 1
poverty, renunciation 1
Moral literature 1
theft, stealing 1
Paraśurāma 1
Giving, dāna 1
pātaka 1
poison, antidotes 1
Brahmin 1
kṣatradharma 1
visarjana 1
Concept Notes Count child a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty); "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" 34 bālabandha [alchemy] a kind of rasabandha 9 fool a person who lacks good judgment 4 morning sun the ... 2 young young people collectively; "rock music appeals to the young"; "youth everywhere rises in revolt" 1 young person a young person (especially a young man or boy) 1
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