[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v2.c4.s2.125 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.125 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.125 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s2.125](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.125) Bāla denotes ‘boy,’ ‘young child,’ in the Upaniṣads.¹ The later definition² makes childhood extend to the sixteenth year. - [Previous: v2.c4.s2.124](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.124) - [Next: v2.c4.s2.126](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.126) - [Up: v2.c4.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.125](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s2.125) · Pramāṇa