balarama

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Monier Williams

English

 BALARĀMA,  s.
  (A celebrated demigod,  half-brother to Kṛṣṇa, 
and the third of the Rāmas
 and considered to be
the eighth avatār of Viṣṇu) बलरामः,  बलदेवः,  रामः.
— As
elder brother of Kṛṣṇa) अच्युताग्रजः.
— (As armed with a
plough-share) हलायुधः,  हलभृत् m.
 ,  हली m.
  (न्),  सीरपाणिः, 
सङ्कर्षणः.
— (As carrying a pestle-like club) मुसली m.
  (न्).
—
(As having the palm for a banner) तालध्वजः,  तालाङ्कः.
— (As
diverting the stream of the Yamunā) कालिन्दीभेदनः.
— (As
dressed in blue) नीलाम्बरः.
— (As husband of Revatī) रेवती-
रमणः.
— (As killer of a certain demon) प्रलम्बघ्नः.
— (As guar-
dian of Kāma) कामपालः.

 BALARĀMA. This god is not often regarded as an avatār of
Vishnu,  but rather as an incarnation of the great ser-
pent Ananta
 hence he is sometimes called शेषः or अनन्तः.
He was the son of Vasudeva by Devakī,  but was trans-
ferred from the latter to the womb of Rohiṇī,  the other
wife of Vasudeva,  and hence his name,  सङ्कर्षणः. Other
names for him are
— (Fond of wine) प्रियमधुः m.
 
— (Killer
of the boxer Muṣṭika) मुष्टिकान्तकः.
— (Secret in motion)
गुप्तचरः.
— (Strong and good) बलभद्रः.

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