balh (also written valh ; cf. √ barh ) cl. 1. Ā. valhate to be excellent, Dhātup. xvi, 38 ; to speak; to kill; to hurt; ‘to give’ or ‘to cover’ ( dAna v.l. CAdana ), ib. 40 ; cl. 10. P. valhayati , ‘to speak’ or ‘to shine’ ( BAzA rTe , or BAsA rTe ), Dhātup. xxxiii, 97.