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bāḷhā

Bāḷha

adjective strong; only as adv. -ṃ and ˚-, viz. bāḷhaṃ strongly, very much, excessively, too much, to satiety Ja.ii.293 Ja.vi.291 (i.e. too often, C. punappunaṃ); Mil.407 ; Pv-a.274 . Comparative bāḷhataraṃ in a higher degree even more, too much Vin.ii.270 , Vin.ii.276 ; Mil.125 . (˚-) in bāḷha-gilān

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adjective strong; only as adv. -ṃ and ˚-, viz.

  1. bāḷhaṃ strongly, very much, excessively, too much, to satiety Ja.ii.293 Ja.vi.291 (i.e. too often, C. punappunaṃ); Mil.407; Pv-a.274. Comparative bāḷhataraṃ in a higher degree even more, too much Vin.ii.270, Vin.ii.276; Mil.125.
  2. (˚-) in bāḷha-gilāna very ill, grievously sick DN.i.72; AN.ii.144; SN.v.303; DN-a.i.212.

Vedic bāḍha, orig. pp. of bahati2

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