Bāņa

By Jit Majumdar

1. arrow; number
2. sharp intellect
3. the son of the Asura emperor Bali (Viş. Pur.); a 7th century poet who belonged to the court of King Harşavardhana and was the auhor of Harşa Carita and Kādambari ; an asura who was killed by Kŗşņa (Bhāg. Pur.); an asura killed by Lakşmaņa (V. Rām.).

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