As a deity name
Name 488 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
Physalis Flexuosa
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "baladāyai" is the dative of "baladā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "baladāyai" is the dative of "balada" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
bala—dā f. Physalis Flexuosa, L.
N. of a daughter of Raudrāśva, Hariv. (v.l. balā).
bala—da m. ‘strength-giving’, a partic. form of Agni, Gṛhyās.; MBh.
an ox, bullock, Kathās. (˚dī-bhūta mfn. become an ox, ib.)
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