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Balarama

Balarama proper noun: balarama, son of Vasudeva, and Rohini, brother of Subhadra, and Krishna, who uses a plough as his weapon.

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Proper noun

Balarama

  1. (Hinduism) Balarama, son of Vasudeva, and Rohini, brother of Subhadra, and Krishna, who uses a plough as his weapon.
    • The carpenter had disappeared, leaving half-finished not one but three images, as they are still today, identified as Krishna, Balarama and their sister Subhadra.1960, Mayadhar Mansinha, History of Oriya Literature, Sahitya Akademi, page 76
    • The deities installed inside the sanctum sanctorum, are the chlorite figures of Balarama, Krushna and Subhadra.2008, Orissa: An Encyclopaedia of Events, 2 edition, Sankalpa Publications, page 53

Balarama meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

Balarama in Hindi

brother of Krishna
बलराम balrām
a male given name
बलराम balrām

Balarama in Tamil

brother of Krishna
பலராமன் palarāmaṉ

Balarama in Marathi

brother of Krishna
बलराम balrām

Balarama in Urdu

brother of Krishna
بلرام
More languagesFewer languages
Balarama in Bengali
বলরাম boloram
Balarama in Telugu
బలరాముడు balarāmuḍu
Balarama in Malayalam
ബലരാമൻ balarāmaṉ
Balarama in Kannada
ಬಲರಾಮ balarāma
Balarama in Punjabi
ਬਲਰਾਮ balrām
Balarama in Gujarati
બલરામ balrām
Balarama in Odia
ବଳରାମ baḷarāma
Balarama in Sanskrit
बलराम balarāma
Balarama in Assamese
বলোৰাম bolüram
Balarama in Nepali
बलराम balarām
Balarama in Thai
พระพลราม

Forms of Balarama

alternative formBalram

Origin of Balarama

Borrowed from Sanskrit बलराम (balarāma).

Questions about Balarama

What does Balarama mean?
Balarama means balarama, son of Vasudeva, and Rohini, brother of Subhadra, and Krishna, who uses a plough as his weapon.
What is Balarama in Hindi?
Balarama in Hindi is बलराम (balrām). See Balarama meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Balarama?
Balarama is a proper noun.

Words near Balarama in the dictionary

  1. Balaoi
  2. balaos
  3. balaphone
  4. balaphones
  5. balapiravir
  6. Balarama
  7. balas
  8. balas rubies
  9. balas ruby
  10. balas-rubies
  11. balas-ruby

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