a. 1 Strong, powerful, [Page0790-b+ 55] mighty; vidhiraho balavāniti me matiḥ Bh. 2. 91.

2 Stout, robust.

3 Dense, thick (as darkness, &c.).

4 Getting the upper hand, predomin- ant, prevailing; balavāniṃdriyagrāmo vi- dvāṃsamapi karṣati Ms. 2. 215

5 More im- portant, of greater weight; lokāpavā- do balavānmato me R. 14. 40.

6 Ac- compained by an army. ind. 1 Strongly, powerfully, forcibly; punarva-...