बलीवर्द

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

बलिवर्द (balivárda)

Etymology

A compound of बली (balī, “strong”) +‎ वर्द (varda, “ox”), with the first element from बल (bala, “strength”) +‎ -ई (-ī, possessive suffix), and the second element from a non-Aryan substrate.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐ.liː.ʋɐ́ɾ.dɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /bɐ.l̪iːˈʋɐɾ.d̪ɐ/

Noun

बलीवर्द • (balīvárda) m

bull, ox
Synonyms: वृषभ (vṛṣabha), उक्षाण (ukṣāṇa)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बलीवर्द (balīvárda)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बलीवर्दः balīvárdaḥ	बलीवर्दौ balīvárdau	बलीवर्दाः / बलीवर्दासः¹ balīvárdāḥ / balīvárdāsaḥ¹
Vocative	बलीवर्द bálīvarda	बलीवर्दौ bálīvardau	बलीवर्दाः / बलीवर्दासः¹ bálīvardāḥ / bálīvardāsaḥ¹
Accusative	बलीवर्दम् balīvárdam	बलीवर्दौ balīvárdau	बलीवर्दान् balīvárdān
Instrumental	बलीवर्देन balīvárdena	बलीवर्दाभ्याम् balīvárdābhyām	बलीवर्दैः / बलीवर्देभिः¹ balīvárdaiḥ / balīvárdebhiḥ¹
Dative	बलीवर्दाय balīvárdāya	बलीवर्दाभ्याम् balīvárdābhyām	बलीवर्देभ्यः balīvárdebhyaḥ
Ablative	बलीवर्दात् balīvárdāt	बलीवर्दाभ्याम् balīvárdābhyām	बलीवर्देभ्यः balīvárdebhyaḥ
Genitive	बलीवर्दस्य balīvárdasya	बलीवर्दयोः balīvárdayoḥ	बलीवर्दानाम् balīvárdānām
Locative	बलीवर्दे balīvárde	बलीवर्दयोः balīvárdayoḥ	बलीवर्देषु balīvárdeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀩𑀮𑀻𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤 (balīvadda), 𑀩𑀮𑀺𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤 (balivadda), 𑀩𑀮𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀤 (balidda), 𑀩𑀮𑀤𑁆𑀤 (baladda)
- Assamese: বলদ (bolod), বলধ (bolodh)
- Awadhi: बर्धु (bardhu)
- Bengali: বলদ (bolod)
- Bhojpuri: बरध (baradh)
- Gujarati: બળદ (baḷda)
- Hindi: बलद (balad), बरद (barad), बरध (baradh), बर्धा (bardhā)
- Maithili: बरद (barad)
- Punjabi: ਬਲ੍ਦ੍ (bald), ਬਲ੍ਧ੍ (baldh), ਬਲ੍ਹ੍ਦ (balhd), ਬਲੇਦ (baled)
- Oriya: ବଳଦ (bôḷôdô)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “बलीवर्द”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 724.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “balivarda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 518

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