Dictionary meanings for bāla from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. 1 Young, infantine, not full-grown or developed (of per- sons or things); bālena sthavireṇa vā Ms. 8. 70; bālāśokamupoḍharāgasubhagaṃ bhe- donmukhaṃ tiṣṭhati V. 2. 7; so bālamaṃdāra- vṛkṣaḥ Me. 75; R. 2. 45; 13. 24.
2 Newly risen, young (as the sun or its rays); R. 12. 100.
3 New, [Page0794-c+ 58] waxing (as the moon); puṣoṣa vṛddhiṃ haridaśvadīdhiteranupraveśādiva bālacaṃdramāḥ R. 3. 22; Ku. 3. 29.
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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mf (A) n. (cf. vāla) young, childish, infantine, not full-grown or developed (of per. sons and things) Gr2S.; Up.; Mn.; MBh. &c 728,3 144474 mf (A) n. newly risen, early (as the sun or its rays) Ragh. 728,3 144475 mf (A) n. new or waxing (as the moon) ib.; Kum. 728,3 144476 mf (A) n. puerile, ignorant, simple, foolish Mn.; Hariv.; Ka1v. 728,3 144477
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