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.

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.

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.

= ಬಾಳು3.

the grass Vetiveria zizanioides ( = Andropogon muricatus) of Poaceae family.

its fragrant root.

another grass Arund donax of the same family.

ಬಾಳದ ಕಡ್ಡಿ bāḷada kaḍḍi = ಬಾಳ2 - 3; ಬಾಳದ ಬೇರು bāḷada bēru = ಬಾಳ2 - 1 & 2.

the part of the face above the eyebrows; the forehead.

the flexible appendage to the trunk of some animal (as a cow, dog, lion, etc.); a tail.

a long braid or tress of hair.

the rear part of a bird which helps the bird in maintaiing stability while flying; a tail.