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balañca

bala

nt

1. strength; power; might
2. mental power; Dhamma strength; lit. strength
3. army; military force; lit. strength
4. financial ability; resources; lit. strength

Analysis. balaṃ + ca

Etymology. √bal + a; from √bal 'be strong, live'; Sanskrit bala [bal]

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

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