[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.220 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.220 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.220 - **Language:** English ### [c5.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.220) BĀLĪ, BĀLIN. The monkey king of Kishkindhyā, who was slain by Rāma, and whose kingdom was given to his brother Su-grīva, the friend and ally of Rāma. He was supposed to be the son of Indra, and to have been born from the hair (\*bāla\*) of his mother, whence his name. His wife’s name was Tārā, and his sons Angada and Tāra. - [Previous: c5.219](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.219) - [Next: c5.221](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.221) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.220](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.220) · Pramāṇa