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balānaṁ

bala

genitive plural masculine/neuter of bala (m./n.)

1. strength, power
2. force, might
3. courage
4. supernatural faculty (in Buddhist psychology)

Etymology. From Indo-European *bhel- 'to blow, swell' (Sanskrit bala, Latin flāre 'blow', English blow). The root imagery is of swelling force or vigor.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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