As a deity name
Name 460 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
बालक्रीड़ा · noun · masculine
वे कार्य जो छोटे छोटे बच्चे किया करने हैं । लड़कों के खेल और काम — Śabdasāgara
बालक्रीड़ा · feminine
children's play or sport
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi बालक्रीडा — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बालक्रीडा (bālakrīḍā). Equal to बाल (bāl) + क्रीड़ा (krīṛā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
bāla—krīḍā f. = -keli, Cat.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
children's play or sport (a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi बालक्रीडा; per Wiktionary’s etymology record)
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Dictionary citations
bāla—krīḍā f. = -keli, Cat.
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