the act, fact of living; a living.

a peaceful, quiet life.

a being together with one's wife or husband; a living a normal married-life.

one's means of livelihood; maintenance; sustenance.

the life-principle that exists in all living beings; soul.

a village or land granted to a person for sustenance.

green vegetation; verdure; greenery.

the quality of being moistened, damp; moisture; dampness.

ಬಾಳು ಮಾಡು bāḷu māḍu to lead a normal life; 2. to lead a married life; ಬಾಳ ಗೆಳತಿ bāḷa geḷati a woman who remains to be a friend throughout in another's life; an intimate friend; 2. a woman as related to her husband; a life partner; ಬಾಳ ಗೆಳೆಯ bāḷa geḷeya a man who remains to be a friend throughout in another's life; an intimate friend; 2. a man as related to his wife; a life partner.

to continue to live; to be alive; to carry on one's life.

to work for one's sustenance; to pursue some vocation to earn one's livelihood.

to lead a quiet life.

to settle permanently or for a considerably long time, in a place as a resident.

to carry on a householdeṛs, married life.

to be priced at; to have a value in terms of money.

a weapon consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp-edged on one or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or handle; a sword.

farming; agriculture.

the iron share of a plough.

an open armed conflict between two military forces; a war.

= ಬಾಳ2.

a unit of measure (varying from two to twelve seers).

the container used for this.

the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; strength; vigour.

the military force of a nation that includes land army, air force and naval force.

power to influence, affect or control; efficacious power.

the act of helping or an aid or assistance provided; help.

Křṣṇa's elder brother (fully, Balarāma).

the physical form of anything.

the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa; the semen.

the crow (a bird of Corvidae family).

the quality of being firm or tight; firmness or tightness.

anything that is strong.

a conflict between two opposing military forces.

an offering made to a deity in a sacrifice.

the sky.

water.

the black colour.

(astrol.) the favourable aspect of an astrological planet.

(Viśiṣṭadvaita phil.) one of the six attributes or qualities of the Supreme Being.

(Dvaita phil.) one of the forty qualities.

(phys.) the force used on an object in effecting some change.

a variety in plantain, Musa paradisiaca of Musaceae family.

to increase (oneself) in size and develop toward maturity, as a plant or animal does by assimilating food.

to spring up; to sprout.

(an emotion, as fear, anger, wonder, love, etc.) to occur, arise or develop.

to cause to grow, develop.

to become more.

to cause to become more.

to extend throughout or get diffused all over.

to flourish; to succeed; to thrive; to prosper.

to be fulfilled, carried out; to be accomplished.

[though in earlier days this word and ಬೆಳೆ (verb) were being used in different senses, as given under the respective words in this dictionary, from 10th century onwards, these words are used as the alternative forms of each other now both are being used in the same sense]

to hang oneself down or dangle loosely as from weakness, infirmity, etc.

a way, path, road.

space enough to contain something or in which do something; room.

nearness; proximity; viciniy.

the rear portion of anything.

lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry; lineage; family.

an inviting to come somewhere or to do something; invitation.

a messenger; a courier; a runner.

a presentation; that which is given as a gift.

behaviour; demeanour; conduct; deportment.

ಬಳಿಯತನ baḷiyatana a tradition or custom that has been handed over from generation to generation.