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balbaja

m. (later balvaja-,or valvaja-) Eleusine Indica (a species of coarse grass not liked by cattle)

mf(ī-)n. made of balbaja- grass gaRa śarādi-.

f. a bunch or tuft of balbaja- grass

mf(ī-)n. made of Munja-grass and a bow-string and Eleusine Indica

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balbaja	Is the name of the grass called Eleusine indica. It is mentioned in the Atharvaveda, and is said in the Yajurveda Samhitās to be produced from the excrements of cattle. In the Kāthaka Samhitā it is stated to be used for the sacrificial litter (Barhis) and for fuel. Baskets or other products made from this grass are referred to in a Dānastuti (‘ Praise of Gifts ’) in the Rigveda.

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yaṃ	balbajaṃ nyasyatha AVś.14.2.22a. P: yaṃ balbajam Kauś.78.3.

upa	stṛṇīhi balbajam # AVś.14.2.23a. P: upa stṛṇīhi Kauś.78.4.

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balbaja	noun (masculine) Eleusine Indica (a species of coarse grass not liked by cattle) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 37597/72933