Shala, Sālā, Sāla, Śala, Śālā, Śāla, Sala: 45 definitions

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The Sanskrit terms Śala and Śālā and Śāla can be transliterated into English as Sala or Shala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Shaal.

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

1) Śāla (शाल) refers to a “tree”, as mentioned in a list of twenty-five synonyms in the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Śāla] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

2) Śālā (शाला) refers to the “upper main branch of the tree”, as mentioned in the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) verse 29a.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Śāla (शाल)—Sanskrit word for a plant (Shorea robusta). Śāla is a hardwood tree found in northern India.

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Śāla (शाल) is a Sanskrit word referring to the “sal tree”, a species of tree from the Dipterocarpaceae family of tropical trees. It is also known by the name Sāla or Aśvakarṇa. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā. The official botanical name is Shorea robusta but is commonly referred to in English as “shala tree”. The literal translation of Śāla is “being in a house” or “at home”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra

Śālā (शाला):—The Sanskrit name for a classification of a ‘temple’, according to the Agnipurāṇa, featuring a list of 45 temple types. It is listed under the group named Puṣpaka, featuring rectangular-shaped temples. This list represents the classification of temples in North-India.

Source: Shodhganga: Temples of Salem region Up to 1336 AD

Śāla (शाल).—Type of pavillion found sculptured on the hāra (parapet of the temple);—Śāla is a pavilion oblong on plan. The Texts mention that it should be of the “sabhākāra” i.e., an oblong or rectangular hall. The synonym of śāla is ‘koṣṭaka’, the use of which may lead to confusion. In the elevation it consists of a moulded plinth, four pillars placed on the four comers supporting an oblong wagon-vaulted roof The two ends of the wagon vault are made semi-circular or horseshoe-shaped or gabled. It is crovmed by a prominent kīrtimukha, therefore it is called by the name mahānāsi. number starting from three. The two oblong sides also are provided with mahānāsis.

Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and Rauravāgama

1) Śālā (शाला) refers to “- 1. elongated building covered with a hull roof or (more generally) house §§ 4.40; 5.9. - 2. elongated decorative aedicule (= koṣṭha) (Aj) §§ 3.43; 5.8.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

2) Sāla (साल) refers to “perimeter wall §§ 5.5, 6.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)

Śālā (शाला) refers to a “hall”, according to the Mohacūrottara (verse 4.234-243).—Accordingly, [while describing the construction of the maṭha]—“[...] The installation of the houses is according to the wishes [of the patron]. There should be a [door for] entry and exit to the north. [The houses] may have one, two, or three floors, or as is pleasing. Externally, [the building] is surrounded by a long hall (dīrgha-śālā). In the eastern side of the building is the place for worship. One should install the kitchen and so forth as appropriate. [...]”.

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)

Śāla (शाल) is classified as a “tree beneficial for the construction of temples”, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The eco-friendly suggestions of Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa are seen to protect the greenery and to balance a pollution free environment. [...] The architect is suggested to go to the forest to collect appropriate wood (e.g., from the Śāla tree) for temples in an auspicious day after taking advice from an astrologer. [...] According to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, the woods of some particular trees remain beneficial for the construction of temples. At the time of cutting the trees [e.g., Śāla] one should clean the axe by smearing honey and ghee. After collecting the suitable wood from forest, the architect uses it according to his requirements and purposes.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstra

Śāla (शाल) is a Sanskrit word, identified with Shorea robusta (shala tree) by various scholars in their translation of the Śukranīti. This tree is mentioned as having thorns, and should therefore be considered as wild. The King shoud place such trees in forests (not in or near villages). He should nourish them by stoole of goats, sheep and cows, water as well as meat.

The following is an ancient Indian horticultural recipe for the nourishment of such trees:

According to Śukranīti 4.4.110-112: “The powder of the dungs of goats and sheep, the powder of Yava (barley), Tila (seeds), beef as well as water should be kept together (undisturbed) for seven nights. The application of this water leads very much to the growth in flowers and fruits of all trees (such as śāla).”

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: ISKCON Press: Glossary

Śala (शल).—He was one of the sons of Somadatta, a Kuru King. His brothers were Bhūri and Bhūriśravas. He was killed by Sātyaki during the Kurukṣetra war.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Śala (शल):—One of the three sons of Somadatta (son of Bāhlīka). (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.18-19)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Śala (शल).—One of the three pugilists deputed by Kaṃsa to attack Kṛṣṇa at Mathurā, the other two being Cāṇūra and Muṣṭika. Kṛṣṇa kicked Śala to death. (Bhāgavata, 10th Skandha).

2) Śala (शल).—A serpent born in Vāsuki’s dynasty and burnt to death at the serpent yajña of Janamejaya. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Verse 5)

3) Śala (शल).—One of the hundred sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. He was killed in the great war by Bhīma. (Karṇa Parva, Chapter 84, Verse 3).

4) Śala (शल).—Son of Somadatta, a King born in the Kuru dynasty. He had a brother called Bhūriśravas.

Śala was present at the wedding of Draupadī. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 185, Verse 15).

He was present at Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya yajña. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 34, Verse 8).

He was a fierce warrior in Duryodhana’s army. (Udyoga Parva, Chapter 55, Verse 68).

He fought from the southern wing of the great vyūha set up by Bhīṣma. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 51, Verse 57).

He fought with Abhimanyu in the great war. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 37).

He was killed by Śrutavarman in the battlefield of Kurukṣetra. (Droṇa Parva, Chapter 108, Verse 10).

He was one among the valiant souls brought to the surface of the Gaṅgā by Vyāsa (Āśramavāsika Parva, Chapter 32, Verse 10).

After death he became one with the Viśvadevas. (Svargārohaṇa Parva, Chapter 5, Verse 16).

5) Śala (शल).—Son of King Parīkṣit of the Ikṣvāku dynasty. Suśobhanā, daughter of the Maṇḍūka King was his mother. He had two brothers called Dala and Bala. Śala did not return some horses, which he had taken as loan from Vāmadeva maharṣi. Angered at this the maharṣi created some Rākṣasas, who killed Śala. (Vana Parva, Chapter 192).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Śala (शल).—An athlete of Kaṃsa: could not vanquish Arjuna as he was supported by Kṛṣṇa: Resented Śāmba's action in seizing Lakṣmaṇā: had his allotted seat in the arena but was killed by Kṛṣṇa.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 15. 16; X. 36. 21; 68. 5; 42. 37; 44. 27.

1b) A son of Somadatta.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 19; X. 68. 5; Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 235.

1c) A son of Durvākṣī and Vṛka.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 43.

1d) A Saimhikeya asura.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 19.

1e) A Kṣatriya who became a dvija.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 66. 87.

1f) A son of Sutahotra.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 92. 3.

2) Śāla (शाल).—Of elephants, horses and chariots.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 30. 279.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Śala (शल) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.35.7, I.52.8, I.57, II.31.8, VI.20.10, VI.52.5) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śala) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

Śala is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.31.7, I.35, I.177.14) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Śrīmad Devī Bhāgavatam

Sāla (साल) is the name of a tree found in maṇidvīpa (Śakti’s abode), according to the Devī-bhāgavata-purāṇa 12.10. Accordingly, these trees always bear flowers, fruits and new leaves, and the sweet fragrance of their scent is spread across all the quarters in this place. The trees (e.g. Sāla) attract bees and birds of various species and rivers are seen flowing through their forests carrying many juicy liquids. Maṇidvīpa is defined as the home of Devī, built according to her will. It is compared with Sarvaloka, as it is superior to all other lokas.

The Devī-bhāgavata-purāṇa, or Śrīmad-devī-bhāgavatam, is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, a type of Sanskrit literature containing cultural information on ancient India, religious/spiritual prescriptions and a range of topics concerning the various arts and sciences. The whole text is composed of 18,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 6th century.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Archaeological Survey of India: Śaiva monuments at Paṭṭadakal (śilpa)

Sāla (साल) means any tree. But while narrating the story (Fight of Vālin and Sugrīva), the story tellers say that there were seven palm trees. In the image on the seventeenth pillar of the southern half of the maṇḍapa of the temple of Lokeśvara also, the trees seem to be pertaining to a kind of palm trees. Already, in those days, it was believed that sāla represents palm tree.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

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Kavya (poetry)

Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Sāla (साल) is the name of a tree (rasālasālaḥ), and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 1.89.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Kavyashastra (science of poetry)

Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical study

Śālā (शाला) is the name of a Sanskrit metre (chandas) [defined as इ.इ.उ.इ] of the Upajāti type as employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—We find eighteen examples of Śālā variety of Upajāti metre in the Bhīṣmacarita. The example of it is verse IV.2. [...] The other examples are as follows: IV.31, IV.34, IV.48, X.16, XI.6, XI.11, XI.20, XI.23, XI.26, XI.30, XIV.13, XIV.16, XIV.23, XIV.25, XIV.28, XIV.34 and XIV.49.

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Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Śālā (शाला) in the Atharvaveda and later denotes a ‘house’ in the wide sense of the word, including such meanings as ‘stall’ for cattle, ‘shed’ for corn, etc. See Gṛha. The householder is called Śālāpati, ‘lord of the house’, in the Atharvaveda.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

1. Sala. A brahmin village of Kosala, its inhabitants were called Saleyyaka. The Apannaka Sutta and the Saleyyaka Sutta were preached there M.i.285, 400. See also Sala Sutta.

2. Sala. One of the two chief women disciples of Phussa Buddha. BuA.194; but see Phussa.

1. Sala Sutta. The Buddha, while staying at Sala, addresses the monks, teaching them the necessity of the preaching the four satipatthanas by novices, sekhas and arahants. S.v.144f.

2. Sala Sutta. Preached at Sala. Just as the lion is the chief of animals, so is insight chief of the bodhipakkhiya dhamma (a list of which is given in the sutta). S.v.227; on the title of the sutta, see KS.v.202, n.3.

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. Brother of Paduma Buddha and, later, his Chief Disciple. The people of Usabhavati gave him a special kathina robe, in the making of which the Buddha himself assisted. Bu.ix.21; BuA.147f.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Śālā (शाला) is the name of a Brahmin village (brāhmaṇa-grāma) to which the Buddha traveled according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter XIV). Accodingly, “Once, having spent the Rains Retreat (varṣa) in the country of Chö p’o t’i (Śrāvastī), the Buddha started out to travel followed by Ānanda and was about to enter a village of Brahmins (brāhmaṇa-grāma). Knowing that the miraculous power of the Buddha would convert his subjects, the king was very worried and agitated”.

Note: In the Sanskrit and Chinese sources, this Brahmin village is called Śālā; in the Pāli sources, Pañcasālā ‘the five sālā trees’; it was a place in Magadha (Saṃyutta). The Buddha came there during the visitors’ festival (pāhuṇakāni) during which the young boys and the young girls exchanged gifts. The villagers refused alms to the Buddha because they were possessed (anvāviṭṭha) by Māra pāpimat.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism

Śālā (शाला) is the name of Dūtī (i.e., messengers of Lord Vajrapāṇi) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Śālā).

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Śāla (शाल) is the name of the caitya-tree (identified with Shorea robusta) under which the parents of Saṃbhava are often depicted in Jaina iconography, according to the Śvetāmbara tradition. According to the Digambara tradition the tree is known as Sarala.

Śāla (शाल) is also the name of the caitya-tree under which the parents of Mahāvīra are often depicted in Jaina iconography, according to both the Śvetāmbara and Digambara tradition.

The term caitya refers to “sacred shrine”, an important place of pelgrimage and meditation in Jainism. Sculptures with such caitya-trees generally shows a male and a female couple seated under a tree with the female having a child on her lap. Usually there is a seated Jina figure on top of the tree.

Saṃbhava is the third tirthankara and Mahāvīra is the twenty-fourth tirthankara. The twenty-four tīrthaṅkaras are enlightened beings who, having conquered saṃsāra (cycle of birth and death), leave a path behind for others to follow. His father is Jitari and his mother is Senā according to Śvetāmbara but Suṣeṇā according to Digambara, according to the Ācāradinakara (14th century work on Jain conduct written by Vardhamāna Sūri).

Source: archive.org: Economic Life In Ancient India (as depicted in Jain canonical literature)

Śāla (शाल) refers to a kind of tree (vṛkṣa) commonly found in the forests (vaṇa) of ancient India, mentioned in the 1st century Uvavāiya-sutta (sanksrit: Aupapātika-sūtra). Forests have been a significant part of the Indian economy since ancient days. They have been considered essential for economic development in as much as, besides bestowing many geographical advantages, they provide basic materials for building, furniture and various industries. The most important forest products are wood and timber which have been used by the mankind to fulfil his various needs—domestic, agricultural and industrial.

Different kinds of trees (e.g., the Śāla tree) provided firewood and timber. The latter was used for furniture, building materials, enclosures, staircases, pillars, agricultural purposes, e. g. for making ploughs, transportation e. g. for making carts, chariots, boats, ships, and for various industrial needs. Vaṇa-kamma was an occupation dealing in wood and in various otherforest products. Iṅgāla-kamma was another occupation which was concerned with preparing charcoal from firewood.

Source: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography

Śāla (शाल) refers to the tree connected with Sambhavanātha: the third of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.—[...] Other special marks of his images. The tree under which Sambhavanātha received the Kevala knowledge and of which the mention is made in the Jaina books is the Indian Śāla tree (Sharia robusta)—his bearer is called Satyavīrya.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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India history and geography

Source: Wikipedia: India History

Śālā (शाला) (also spelled calai or salai) refers to a school attached to a 1st-millennium Hindu or Jain temple in South India.—A Shala is a Sanskrit term that means any "house, space, covered pavilion or enclosure" in Indian architecture. In other contexts Shala—also spelled calai or salai in South India—means a feeding house or a college of higher studies linked to a Hindu or Jain temple and supported by local population and wealthy patrons. [...] The word śālā appears extensively in the Vedic literature and in verses such as 6.2.102 and 6.2.121 of the Astadhyayi of Panini. The term śālā appears in early Buddhist texts in the sense of "house", "room" or "hall". For example, the Samyutta Nikaya in section 4.210–214 (36). [...] In the Shilpa Sastras such as Manasara, it refers to any house or mansion or palace, as well as hall or space formed by the walls, mandapam or shrine within a temple. [...] The term śālā appears as suffix to other words with the meaning of "house" or "room" in many texts of the 1st millennium, those authored by early Indian authors as well as by travelers to India. For example, Xuanzang – the Chinese pilgrim to India describes many "puṇya-śālās" (houses of goodness, merit, charity) in his 629 CE memoir.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Śālā.—(EI 4; SII 1), a hall. (EI 4; SITI), a school; same as pāṭha-śālā. (SII 3), cf. śālai (EI 7; SITI), an alms-house; a feeding house; cf. śālā-bhoga. Cf. śālai (EI 24), a hospital; cf. ārogya-śālā, ātura-śālā. Note: śālā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Sala [ಸಳಾ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz from the Bignoniaceae (Jacaranda) family having the following synonyms: Bignonia indica, Calosanthes indica. For the possible medicinal usage of sala, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Sala [ಸಾಲ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Shorea robusta Gaertn. from the Dipterocarpaceae (Sal) family having the following synonyms: Dryobalanops robusta.

Shala [ಶಾಳ, ಶಾಲ] in the Kannada language, ibid. previous identification.

Shala [शाल] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Sala in India is the name of a plant defined with Abies spectabilis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Picea webbiana Loudon (among others).

2) Sala is also identified with Amorphophallus paeoniifolius It has the synonym Hydrosme gigantiflora (Hayata) S.S. Ying (etc.).

3) Sala is also identified with Taxus baccata It has the synonym Taxus baccata Thunb., nom. illeg. (etc.).

4) Sala in Indonesia is also identified with Eurya acuminata It has the synonym Eurya japonica auct., non Thunb. (etc.).

5) Sala in Tanzania is also identified with Dracaena afromontana It has the synonym Dracaena reflexa Lam. var. nitens auct., non (Welw.) Baker.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Schlüssel Hortus indicus malabaricus (1818)
· Nouvelles Annales du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle (1834)
· Fl. Berlin (1824)
· Arboretum et Fruticetum Britannicum (2344)
· Voyage autour de Monde éxécuté pendant les Années 1836 et 1837 sur la Corvette la Bonite … Botanique (1836)
· Notulae Systematicae. (1940)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Sala, for example chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.

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Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

sāla : (m.) brother-in-law; a Sal tree. || sālā (f.) a hall; a shed.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sālā, (f.) (cv. Vedic śālā, cp. Gr. kali/a hut, Lat. cella cell, Ohg. halla, E. hall) a large (covered & enclosed) hall, large room, house; shed, stable etc., as seen fr. foll. examples: aggi° a hall with a fire Vin. I, 25, 49=II. 210; āsana° hall with seats DhA. II, 65; udapāna° a shed over the well Vin. I, 139; II, 122; upaṭṭhāna° á service hall Vin. I, 49, 139; II, 153, 208, 210; S. II, 280; V, 321; J. I, 160; kaṭhina° a hall for the kaṭhina Vin. II, 117. kīḷa° playhouse J. VI, 332; kutūhala° a common room D. I, 179= S. IV, 398. kumbhakāra° potter’s hall DhA. I, 39; gilāna° sick room, hospital S. IV, 210; Vism. 259; jantāghāra° (large) bath room Vin. I, 140; II, 122; dāna° a hall for donations J. I, 262; dvāra° hall with doors M. I, 382; II, 66; pāniya° a water-room Vin. II, 153; bhatta° refectory Vism. 72; yañña° hall of sacrifice PugA 233; rajana° dyeing workshop Vism. 65; ratha° car shed DhA. III, 121; hatthi° an elephant stable Vin. I, 277, 345; II, 194; J. I, 187. (Page 706)

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Sāla, (cp. Sk. śāla & sāla) a Sal tree (Shorea robusta) M. I, 488; D. II, 134; A. I, 202; III, 49, 214; Dh. 162.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śāla (शाल).—f ē or ī ( P) A shawl.

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śāla (शाल).—m S A tree, Shorea robusta. Rox.

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śālā (शाला).—f (S) A house, an apartment, or a place in general. In comp. as hōmaśālā The house or place in which sacrifices are performed; gōśālā A cow-house; pākaśālā A cooking house or place, a kitchen; pāṭhaśālā A reading place, a school, a college; nṛtyaśālā A house or place for dancing and dramatic entertainments; ratnaśālā A jewelry; aśvaśālā A stable; ṭaṅkaśālā A mint; vittaśālā A treasury. 2 A place of studying science or the arts, or of practising the gymnastic exercises &c., a school. 3 A system of doctrine as delivered by a particular teacher, or a particular form or fahion of instruction and discipline, a school. 4 A body or company as united by one system or form of doctrine or discipline: and, familiarly, a body or party banded or characterized by anything; as tyā kuḷācī śālā aśīca kīṃ sarva manuṣya garība. śālā suṭaṇēṃ To be dissolved, closed, ended: also to be prorogued, or closed for the day or a season--a school. 2 in. con. or acc. of s. To lose (i. e. be dismissed from) school.

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śāḷa (शाळ).—f ē From śālā and used in all the senses of it.

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śāḷā (शाळा).—& śāḷāśuddha Properly śālā & śālāśuddha.

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sala (सल).—m n (śalya S) A dead fœtus remaining in the womb. Ex. parācēṃ lagna mōḍīta || tarīṃ strīsa sala rāhē pōṭānta||. 2 A splint or fragment remaining in the flesh. 3 fig. An injury or insult remaining rankling and festering in the mind; an occurrence or an act of painful remembrance; a troublesome or an afflictive occurrence; a plague, pest, bore; a thorn in its figurative senses. 4 A dried tree or branch. 5 m The cord by which the scabbard of a sword is connected with the hilt and secured. 6 A disease of cattle. See kiraḷa. Ex. sala khāūna (or lāgūna) gurēṃ mēlīṃ. salīṃ lāgaṇēṃ To be affected with sickliness and wasting from having a dead fœtus in the womb.

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sala (सल).—f salaka f C (sala) A sharp, shooting, or piercing pain (as in rheumatism).

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salā (सला).—m f (Commonly sallā) Peace or truce. 2 Advice. 3 An ornament for the little finger or the little toe. 4 Used adverbially in the sense of Well, good, be it so, let us have peace about it. Ex. tumhī mhaṇatāṃ kīṃ hōtēṃ āmhī mhaṇatōṃ hōta nāhīṃ tyāsa salā tumacēñca kāṃ hōīnā?

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saḷa (सळ).—m (Or sala) The cord or other fastener of the scabbard of a sword with the hilt. 2 The crease or line of duplicature of a fold. 3 (Poetry. For chaḷa) Teasing, tormenting, irritating or vexing acts. Ex. puḍhēṃ vasiṣṭhācēniṃ saḷēṃ kāya kēlēṃ pariyēsā.

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saḷā (सळा).—f C (Commonly saḷaī) A piece of wire; a pin, spike, skewer; a pricker generally of bambroom. boo or of metal.

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sāla (साल).—f n ( H) Bark, rind, husk (of trees, fruits, grains). This word is commonly feminine when it expresses the bark of trees, the peel or rind of certain large fruits &c. and neuter when it expresses the skin of fruits, the husk of grains, nuts, beans, berries &c. 2 The skin (of man or beast) as rubbed or peeled off. 3 n A dried rind of mangostein. 4 n C A board or slip of wood used to smooth the muck of rice-fields after working the ground.

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sāla (साल).—m S A tree, Shorea robusta.

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sāla (साल).—n ( P) A year. 2 Annual stipend or pay, salary.

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sālā (साला).—m (śyāla S through H) A wife's brother. 2 Applied also to a sister's husband.

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sāḷa (साळ).—f ē (śālā S) A school. 2 A work-shop. 3 In composition with the designating noun prefixed, Place; as ghōḍasāḷa Place for horses, a stable, ṭaṅkasāḷa A mint. sāḷa ghālaṇēṃ (rēśīma, sūta, ityādikāñcī) To lay or form a warp. 2 also sāḷa māṇḍaṇēṃ To set up a school.

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sāḷa (साळ).—f (śāli S) Uncleaned rice.

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sāḷa (साळ).—f ī or ē (Or sāyāḷa from śalya S) A porcupine.

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sāḷā (साळा).—m (śyāla S through H) A wife's brother.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

śāla (शाल).—f A shawl. śālajōḍī f A double shawl.

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śālā (शाला).—f A house, an apartment, a place in general. In comp. as hōmaśālā The house or place in which sacrifices are performed. gōśālā A cow-house. pāṭhaśālā A reading place, a school. nṛtyaśālā A house or place of dancing. ratnaśālā A jewelry. aśvaśālā A stable. ṭaṅkaśālā (ṭāṅkasāḷa) A mint.

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śāḷā (शाळा).—See śālā.

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sala (सल).—m n A dead fœtus remaining in the womb; a pest.

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sala (सल).—f A sharp, shooting pain.

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saḷa (सळ).—m The cord or other fastener of the scabbard of a sword with the hilt. Teasing.

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saḷā (सळा) [-ḷī, -ळी].—f A pin, spike, skewer. The staff of a pestle.

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saḷā (सळा).—f A piece of wire; a pin, spike.

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sāla (साल).—f n Bark, rind, husk. n A year. Annual stipend.

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sālā (साला).—m A wife's brother. A sister's husband.

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sāḷa (साळ).—f A school. A workshop. Place. Un- cleaned rice. sāḷa ghālaṇēṃ To lay a warp.

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sāḷā (साळा).—m A wife's brother.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śala (शल).—[śal-ghañ]

1) A dart, spear.

2) A stake.

3) Name of शृङ्गि (śṛṅgi), an attendant of Śiva.

4) Name of Brahman.

5) A camel.

6) Name of a king (śalya); Bhāgavata 1.15.16; 1.68.5.

-lam The quill of a porcupine (-m. also according to some).

Derivable forms: śalaḥ (शलः).

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Śāla (शाल).—a.

1) Telling, boasting.

2) Sounding; सशालभिन्दिपलाश्च (saśālabhindipalāśca) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.155.6 (com. śālate katthate śabdaṃ karotīti śālaḥ).

Derivable forms: śālam (शालम्).

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Śāla (शाल).—

1) Name of a tree (very tall and stately), Shorea Robusta; 'शालः सर्जतरुः स्मृतः (śālaḥ sarjataruḥ smṛtaḥ)' इति शाश्वतः (iti śāśvataḥ); शाल- निर्यासगन्धिभिः (śāla- niryāsagandhibhiḥ) R.1.38; Śiśupālavadha 3.4; Kirātārjunīya 1.34.

2) A tree in general; शालप्रांशुर्महाभुजः (śālaprāṃśurmahābhujaḥ) R.1.13; Ve.4.3; घनपात्र- विदीर्णशालमूलः (ghanapātra- vidīrṇaśālamūlaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 13.3.

3) An enclosure, a fence.

4) A kind of fish.

5) Name of king Śālivāhana.

Derivable forms: śālaḥ (शालः).

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Śālā (शाला).—[śāl-ac]

1) An apartment, a room, saloon, hall; न तत्र च आरामविहारार्थाः शालाः स्युः (na tatra ca ārāmavihārārthāḥ śālāḥ syuḥ) Kau. A.2.1; गृहैर्विशालैरपि भूरिशालैः (gṛhairviśālairapi bhūriśālaiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 3.5; so संगीतशाला, रंङ्गशाला (saṃgītaśālā, raṃṅgaśālā) &c.; निजमधिरुह्य विलोकनीयशालम् (nijamadhiruhya vilokanīyaśālam) Śiva B.26.78.

2) A house, an abode; तस्यान्त इह भूयास्म महाशाला महाकुलाः (tasyānta iha bhūyāsma mahāśālā mahākulāḥ) |

3) The upper or main branch of a tree.

4) The trunk of a tree.

5) A stable, stall; as in वाजिशाला, गर्दभशाला (vājiśālā, gardabhaśālā) &c.; शाला- विधिस्तम्भगतैश्च नागैः (śālā- vidhistambhagataiśca nāgaiḥ) R.16.41.

6) A pavilion erected for making gifts; Dānasāgara, Bibl. Ind.274, Fasc.1. p. 146.

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Sala (सल).—Water.

Derivable forms: salam (सलम्).

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Sāla (साल).—

1) Name of a tree or its resin; Bhāg,8.2.12.

2) A tree in general, as in कल्पसाल, रसालसाल (kalpasāla, rasālasāla); सायंतनाभ्रसम- शोभमशोकसालम् (sāyaṃtanābhrasama- śobhamaśokasālam) Rām. ch.5.22; आकाशमार्गेऽभिकुलायसालं मन्दं विचेलुर्मधुरं रुवन्तः (ākāśamārge'bhikulāyasālaṃ mandaṃ vicelurmadhuraṃ ruvantaḥ) ibid. 6.4.

3) A rampart, a fence or wall round a building.

4) A wall in general.

5) A kind of fish. (For compounds see under śāla).

Derivable forms: sālaḥ (सालः).

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Sālā (साला).—

1) A wall, rampart.

2) A house, an apartment; see शाला (śālā).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Śāla (शाल).—see śāra; śāla- in cpds., see also sāla-.

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Sāla (साल).—(see also s.v. Sālarāja), name of a former Buddha: Mahāvastu iii.236.13.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śala (शल).—mn.

(-laḥ-laṃ) The quill of a porcupine. m.

(-laḥ) 1. A name of Bhringi, Siva'S attendant. 2. Brahma. 3. A kind of field. 4. A dart, a spear. 5. A stake. 6. A camel. E. śal to go, aff. ac .

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Śāla (शाल).—m.

(-laḥ) 1. A kind of fish, (Ophiocephalus wrahl, Ham.) 2. The celebrated sovereign Salivahana. 3. The name of a river. 4. The name of a tree. 5. A tree in general. 6. An enclosure, a fence. f.

(-lā) 1. A house. 2. A hall. 3. A large branch of a tree. E. śal to go, ghañ aff.; or śāl to praise, aff. ac; in several of the meanings it is also written sāla .

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Sala (सल).—n.

(-laṃ) Water. E. ṣal to go, ac aff.

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Sāla (साल).—m.

(-laḥ) 1. A wall surrounding a building, &c. 2. A tree in general. 3. The Sal tree, (Shoroa robusta.) 4. A fish, (Ophiocephalus Wrahl, Ham.) f.

(-lā) 1. A house. 2. A rampart; more usually śālā. E. ṣal to go, ghañ aff.; also śāla .

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Sālā (साला).—f.

(-lā) 1. A house. 2. A rampart. E. See śālā .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śala (शल).—probably śṛ10 + a (with l for r), I. m. and n. The quill of a porcupine. Ii. m. 1. A dart. 2. A kind of field. 3. Brahman.

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Śāla (शाल).— (cf. sāla), I. m. 1. A tree, Shorea robusta (ŚKd.), Mahābhārata 9, 3239; 14, 2521. 2. A fish, Ophiocephalus wrahl Ham., [Hiḍimbavadha] 2, 18. 3. Śālivāhana. Ii. f. . 1. A large branch of a tree. 2. A hall. 3. A stable, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 135, M. M. 4. A house.

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Sāla (साल).— (cf. śāla), I. m. 1. A wall surrounding a building, a wall in general, [Daśakumāracarita] in Chr. 201, 1. 2. A tree, Shorea robusta, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 246. 3. A tree in general. 4. A fish, Ophiocephalus Wrahl. Ii. f. , A house.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śala (शल).—[masculine] staff, quill of a porcupine (as a measure of length).

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Śāla (शाल).—1. [masculine] a kind of timber tree, tree i.[grammar], wall, fence; [feminine] śālā (q.v.).

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Śāla (शाल).—2. [adjective] being in a hut, house, room, hall etc.

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Śāla (शाल).—3. [masculine] a kind of fish.

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Śālā (शाला).—[feminine] hut, house, hall, room, stable (—° also śāla [neuter]).

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Sāla (साल).—[masculine] = 1 śāla (& [feminine] ā).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śala (शल):—[from śal] mfn. (connection with above very doubtful) = dravaṇa-samartha, [Nirukta, by Yāska [Scholiast or Commentator]]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a staff, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] a dart, spear, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] a kind of animal, [Pañcarātra] ([according to] to [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ‘a camel’ or ‘an ass’)

5) [v.s. ...] = kṣetrabhid, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) [v.s. ...] = vidhi, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

7) [v.s. ...] Name of Bhṛṅgi (one of Śiva’s attendants), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) [v.s. ...] of Brahmā, [Horace H. Wilson]

9) [v.s. ...] of a serpent-demon, [Mahābhārata]

10) [v.s. ...] of a son of Dhṛta-rāṣṭra, [ib.]

11) [v.s. ...] of a son of Soma-datta, [ib.]

12) [v.s. ...] of a son of Parīkṣit, [ib.]

13) [v.s. ...] of a son of Śuna-hotra, [Harivaṃśa]

14) [v.s. ...] m. or n. the quill of a porcupine, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

15) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] measure of length (cf. tri-, pañcaś. etc.)

16) Śāla (शाल):—1. śāla mfn. ([from] śṛ for śri) being in a house etc., [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] (lam ind. ‘at home’ [ib.])

17) m. (also written sāla), an enclosure, court, fence, rampart, wall, [Inscriptions; Kāvya literature]

18) the Śāl tree, Vatica Robusta (a valuable timber tree), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

19) Artocarpus Locucha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

20) any tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

21) a kind of fish, Ophiocephalus Wrahl, [Vāsavadattā]

22) Name of a son of Vṛka, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

23) of king Śāli-vāhana, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

24) of a river, [Horace H. Wilson]

25) Śālā (शाला):—[from śāla] a f. See below

26) Śāla (शाल):—n. (ifc.) = śālā ([column] 2).

27) Śālā (शाला):—[from śāla] b f. (ifc. also n(śāla). ) a house, mansion, building, hall, large room, apartment, shed, workshop, stable, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.

28) [v.s. ...] cf. [German] saal; [English] hall

29) [v.s. ...] a large branch (cf. śākhā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

30) [v.s. ...] a kind of metre (cf. śālinī).

31) Śāla (शाल):—2. śāla m. (for 1. See [column]1) = śala [gana] jval-ādi

32) mn. (also written sāla) [gana] ardharcādi.

33) Sala (सल):—[from sal] m. (cf. sara) a dog, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

34) [v.s. ...] water, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

35) Sāla (साल):—1. sāla m. (often incorrectly written for 1. śāla) the Śāl tree

36) a wall, fence etc.

37) for these and other meanings and compounds such as salagrāma etc., See 1. śāla

38) Sālā (साला):—[from sāla] a f. See next.

39) [v.s. ...] b f. (generally written śālā) a house (See niḥsāla).

40) Sāla (साल):—2. sāla m. Name of a king, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

41) Sālā (साला):—c f. See 1. sāla, [column]2.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śala (शल):—(ṅa) śalate 1. d. To move; to tremble; to cover; śalati 1. a. To go. śālayati 10. a. To praise.

2) [(laḥ-laṃ)] 1. m. n. The quill of a porcupine. m. A kind of field; a dart or spear; a stake. Brahmā; Bringhi, attendant on Shiva.

3) Śāla (शाल):—(ṛ, ṅa) śālate 1. d. To flatter, to boast.

4) (laḥ) 1. m. A fish, gilt-head; name of a king and river. 1. f. A hall, a house; large branch.

5) Sala (सल):—(laṃ) 1. n. Water.

6) Sāla (साल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A wall surrounding a building; Sāl tree; a tree; a gilt-head. 1. f. A house, &c.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Sāla (साल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Sāla, Sālā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shala in German

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Śāla (शाल) [Also spelled shaal]:—(nf) a shawl; the sal tree; ~[grāma] sacred stone worshipped by the Vaishnavas and supposed to be pervaded by the presence of Vishnu (it is black stone containing fossil ammonite).

2) Śālā (शाला):—(nf) a house, residence; school; suffixed as the second member in compound words to denote a place dedicated to or meant for a particular purpose (as [pāṭhaśālā, dharmaśālā]).

3) Sāla (साल) [Also spelled saal]:—(nm) an year; pain; the Sal tree; -[ba-sāla] every year, year by year; ~[giraha] birthday; -[hā-sāla] for years; —[palaṭanā] the new year to commence; the year to be changed; —[bhārī honā] an year to be troublous/inauspicious.

4) Sālā (साला):—(nm) a brother-in-law—wife’s brother; a term of abuse (directed to men).

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Sāla (साल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit words: Sāla, Śāla.

2) Sāla (साल) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Śālā.

3) Sāla (साल) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Śyāla.

4) Sālā (साला) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Śālā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śala (ಶಲ):—

1) [noun] a shaft with a pointed end used as a weapon for thrusting.

2) [noun] a long, stiff, sharp spines of the porcupine.

3) [noun] a porcupine.

4) [noun] a camel.

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Śaḷa (ಶಳ):—

1) [noun] a shaft with a pointed end used as a weapon for thrusting.

2) [noun] a long, stiff, sharp spines of the porcupine.

3) [noun] a porcupine.

4) [noun] a camel.

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Śāla (ಶಾಲ):—

1) [noun] a hall, large room of a house.

2) [noun] a house; a mansion.

3) [noun] a building in which horses are sheltered and fed; a stable.

4) [noun] a big branch of a tree.

5) [noun] the stem of a tree.

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Śāla (ಶಾಲ):—

1) [noun] the tree Shorea talura ( = S. robusta, = Vatica robusta) of Dipterocarpaceae family.

2) [noun] a tree (in gen.) 3) a wall enclosing a space, a building or buildings; an enclosure; a compound.

3) [noun] a kind of fish Ophiocephalus wrahl.

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Śāḷa (ಶಾಳ):—

1) [noun] the tree Shorea talura ( = S. robusta, = Vatica robusta) of Dipterocarpaceae family.

2) [noun] a tree (in gen.) 3) a wall enclosing a space, a building or buildings; an enclosure; a compound.

3) [noun] a kind of fish Ophiocephalus wrahl.

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Sala (ಸಲ):—[noun] any one of a series of moments at which the same or nearly the same thing recurs; time; a turn.

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Sala (ಸಲ):—[noun] = ಸಲವು [salavu].

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Saḷā (ಸಳಾ):—[noun] the tree Oroxylum indicum ( = Bignonia indica, = Calosanthes indica) of Bignoniaceae family.

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Sāla (ಸಾಲ):—

1) [noun] something lent, a sum of money, repayable with or without interest; a loan.

2) [noun] ಸಾಲತೀರು [salatiru] sāla tīru (a loan) to be returned, repayed fully; ಸಾಲಸೋಲ [salasola] sāla sōla = ಸಾಲ [sala]1; ಸಾಲವೋ ಶೂಲವೋ [salavo shulavo] sālavō śulavō (prov.) he that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing; ಸಾಲ ತಿದ್ದು [sala tiddu] sāla tiddu = ಸಾಲತೀರಿಸು [salatirisu]; 2. to lend money; to give a loan; ಸಾಲತೀರಿಸು [salatirisu] sāla tīrisu to return the money taken on a loan; to repay a loan; ಸಾಲಕೇಳು [salakelu] sāla kēḷu to request for lending an amount; 2. to demand to return the amount lent.

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Sāla (ಸಾಲ):—

1) [noun] the tree Shorea talura ( = S. robusta, = Vatica robusta) of Dipterocarpaceae family.

2) [noun] a tree (in gen.).

3) [noun] a wall enclosing a space, a building or buildings; an enclosure; a compound.

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Sāḷa (ಸಾಳ):—

1) [noun] the tree Shorea talura ( = S. robusta, = Vatica robusta) of Dipterocarpaceae family.

2) [noun] a tree (in gen.).

3) [noun] a wall enclosing a space, a building or buildings; an enclosure; a compound.

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Sāḷa (ಸಾಳ):—[noun] a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow hemisphere of copper or brass with a relatively smaller base, and a parchment top that can be tightened or loosened to change the pitch; a kettle-drum.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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