"Balram" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Balarama [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit बलराम (balarāma). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sa|बलराम}} Borrowed from Sanskrit बलराम (balarāma) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Balram
  1. (Hinduism) Balarama, son of Vasudeva, and Rohini, brother of Subhadra, and Krishna, who uses a plough as his weapon. Tags: Hinduism Translations (a male given name): बलराम (balrām) [masculine] (Hindi) Translations (brother of Krishna): बलराम (balrām) [masculine] (Hindi)
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