Bāḷha (adj.) [Vedic bāḍha, orig. pp. of bahati2] strong; only as adv. ˚ŋ and ˚ -- , viz. -- 1. bāḷhaŋ strongly, very much, excessively, too much, to satiety Jii.293; vi.291 (i. e. too often, C. punappunaŋ); Miln 407; PvA 274. Comparative bāḷhataraŋ in a higher degree, even more, too much Vin ii.270, 276; Miln 125. -- 2. (˚ -- ) in bāḷha -- gilāna very ill, grievously sick D i.72; A ii.144; S v.303; DA i.212.