बलाक

{ balākḥ, balāka (valāka) }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

BALĀKA (VALĀKA)   A forester. This forester used to go for hunting and he gave everything he got to his old parents without reserving anything for himself. One day he did not find any animal even though he had made a thorough search in the forest. He was much worried. At last he reached the bank of a river. He saw an extraordinary animal drinking water. He had never seen such an animal before. It was a peculiar creature. That creature had done penance before Brahmā, from its young age with the view of destroying everything. Brahmā appeared before the creature and granted it the boon that it would have the power to make anything blind. Brahmā also said that anybody who killed the creature would be given a place in the realm of Gods. The creature had been wandering in the forest making blind every creature it met, and one day it was drinking water and it was then that Valāka shot it down. As soon as the creature fell down the gods showered flowers, and took him to the realm of Gods in a divine chariot. [M.B., Karṇa Parva, Chapter 69] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

noun  एक राक्षस   Ex. बलाक का वर्णन पुराणों में मिलता है ।

ONTOLOGY:

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

Wordnet:

ben বলাক

kok बलाक

mar बलाक

ori ବଳାକ

san बलाकः

urd بَلاک

noun  पुरु के एक पुत्र   Ex. बलाक का वर्णन भागवत में मिलता है ।

ONTOLOGY:

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

See : बगुला

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

बलाक n.  (सो. अमा.) एक राजा, जो भागवत के अनुसार पूरु राजा का, एवं वायु तथा विष्णु के अनुसार, अज राजा का पुत्र था । इसे बलकाश्व नामांतर भी प्राप्त था (बलाकाश्व देखिये) ।
बलाक II. n.  एक आचार्य, जो विष्णु के अनुसार व्यास की ऋक्शिष्यपरंपरा में से शातपूर्ण का शिष्य था । भागवत में इसे जातुकर्ण का शिष्य कहा गया हैं ।
बलाक III. n.  एक व्याध, जो जानवरों की शिकार कर अपने मातापिता एवं आश्रितों की जिविका चलाता था । एक बार इसने एक हिंसक श्वापद को मार डाला । उस श्वापद ने समस्त प्राणियों का अंत कर देने के लिये वर प्राप्त किया था, एवं इसी कारण ब्रह्मा ने उसे अंधा कर दिया था । उस श्वापद को मार देने के कारण, इस व्याध के उपर पुष्पों की वृष्टि हुई, तथा यह विमान पर बैठ कर स्वर्गलोक को चला गया [म.क.४९.३४-४१] ।

कोंकणी (Konkani) WN

noun  एक राक्षस   Ex. बलाकाचें वर्णन पुराणांत मेळटा

ONTOLOGY:

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

Wordnet:

ben বলাক

mar बलाक

ori ବଳାକ

san बलाकः

urd بَلاک

noun  पुरूचो एक पूत   Ex. बलाकाचें वर्णन भागवतांत मेळटा

ONTOLOGY:

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

मराठी (Marathi) WN

noun  एक राक्षस   Ex. बलाकचे वर्णन पुराणांत आढळते.

ONTOLOGY:

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

Wordnet:

ben বলাক

kok बलाक

ori ବଳାକ

san बलाकः

urd بَلاک

noun  पुरुचा एक पुत्र   Ex. बलाकचे वर्णन भागवतमध्ये आढळते.

ONTOLOGY:

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

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

बलाक  m.  m. (also written वलाक) a kind of crane (the flesh of which is eaten), [Gaut.]; [Hariv.]
N. of a pupil of शाकपूणि, [VP.]
of a pupil of जातूकर्ण्य, [BhP.]
of a hunter, [MBh.]
of a son of पूरु and grandson of जह्नु, [BhP.]
of a son of वत्स-प्री, [MārkP.]
of a राक्षस, ib.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

बलाकः [balākḥ] का [kā]   का [Uṇ.4.14] A crane; सेविष्यन्ते नयनसुभगं खे भवन्तं बलाकाः [Me.9;] [Mk.5.18,19.]
-का   A mistress, beloved woman.