बाल्हीक

{ bālhīka }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

   The charioteer of Dharmaputra. [M.B., Sabhā Parva, Chapter 58, Stanza 20] .
BĀLHĪKA   (BĀLHIKA) I. A powerful king born in the family of Ahara. [M.B., Ādi Parva, Chapter 67, Stanza 25] .
BĀLHĪKA II   A king who in his previous life was the asura called Krodhavaśa. It is mentioned in [Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapter 96, Stanza 12] , that this King helped the Kauravas in the battle of Kurukṣetra.
BĀLHĪKA III   A king who was the third son of Janamejaya and the grandson of King Kuru. [M.B., Ādi Parva, Chapter 94, Stanza 56] .
BĀLHĪKA IV   A son of Pratīpa, a King of the Kuru dynasty. He had two brothers, Devāpi and Śantanu. It is said in [Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva, Chapter 94] that Sunandā, the princess of the country of Śibi was their mother. Mention is made in [Bhāgavata, Skandha 9, Chapter 22, Stanza 18] that this king Bālhīka had a son named Somadatta. Bālhīka was a friend of the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas. Bālhīka exhorted them strongly, not to engage in a battle. Still, when the battle was begun, Bālhīka sided with the Kauravas. Bālhīka was once elected as the general of eleven divisions of the army of Dury odhana. The achievements of Bālhīka in the battle of Kurukṣetra are given below:-- 1) There was a combat on the first day of the battle between Bālhīka and Dhṛṣtaketu. [M.B., Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 45, Stanza 38] . 2) Bhīmasena defeated Bālhīka. [M.B., Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 104, Stanza 26] . 3) Fought with Drupada. [Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapter 25, Stanza 18] . 4) Bālhīka fought with Śikhaṇḍī. [Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapter 96, Stanza 7] . 5) Bhīmasena killed Bālhīka. [Droṇa Parva, Chapter 157, Stanza 15] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WordNet

 noun  जनमेजय के एक पुत्र   Ex. बाल्हीक का वर्णन पुराणों में मिलता है ।

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben বাহ্লিক

guj બાલ્હીક

kas بالہیٖک

kok बाल्हीक

mar बाल्हीक

ori ବାହ୍ଲୀକ

pan ਬਾਲਹੀਕ

san बाह्लीकः

urd بالہیک

कोंकणी (Konkani) WordNet

 noun  जनमेजयाचो एक पूत   Ex. बाल्हीकाचें वर्णन पुराणांत मेळटा

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben বাহ্লিক

guj બાલ્હીક

hin बाल्हीक

kas بالہیٖک

mar बाल्हीक

ori ବାହ୍ଲୀକ

pan ਬਾਲਹੀਕ

san बाह्लीकः

urd بالہیک

मराठी (Marathi) WordNet

 noun  जनमेजयचा एक पुत्र   Ex. बाल्हीकचे वर्णन पुराणांत मिळते.

ONTOLOGY:

पौराणिक जीव (Mythological Character) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben বাহ্লিক

guj બાલ્હીક

hin बाल्हीक

kas بالہیٖک

kok बाल्हीक

ori ବାହ୍ଲୀକ

pan ਬਾਲਹੀਕ

san बाह्लीकः

urd بالہیک

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

बाल्हीक  m.  m. ( pl.) N. of a people, [MBh.]; [R.] &c.
   a prince of the बाल्हीकs, [MBh.]
    N. of a son of जनम्-एजय, ib.
   of a son of प्रतीप, ib.; [Pur.]
   of the father of रोहिणी (wife of वसु-देव), [Hariv.]
   of a गन्धर्व, [L.]
   of a poet, [Cat.]
बाल्हीक  mfn.  mf( ई)n. belonging to or derived from the बाल्हिकs, [L.]
बाल्हीक  n.  n. = बाल्हिक, [L.]