Shalyaka, Śalyaka: 12 definitions
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Shalyaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śalyaka can be transliterated into English as Salyaka or Shalyaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Sushruta samhita, Volume IŚalyaka (शल्यक)—Sanskrit word for an animal corresponding to “porcupine”. This animal is from the group called Bileśaya (‘hole-dwellers’ or ‘those which have a burrow’). Bileśaya itself is a sub-group of the group of animals known as Jāṅghala (living in high ground and in a jungle).
The flesh of the Shalyaka is tasteful, light of digestion, cooling in its potency and anti-toxic, and subdues the deranged Pittam.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚalyaka (शल्यक).—A Vānara.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 319.
Śalyaka (शल्यक) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.31.13, I.35) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śalyaka) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Prācyā: Animals and animal products as reflected in Smṛti textsŚalyaka (शल्यक) or Śvāvid refers to the animal “Porcupine” (Hystrix indica).—The Smṛtis mention several domestic as well as wild animals that are enumerated in context of specifying expiation for killing them, the flesh being used as a dietary article to give satisfaction to the Manes (Pitṛs) in Śrāddha rites, the law of transmigration due to various sins committed as well as in the context of specifying gifts to be given on various occasions. These animals [viz., Śalyaka] are chiefly mentioned in the Manusmṛti, Parāśarasmṛti [Chap.6], Gautamasmṛti [17.2 and 15.1], Śātātapasmṛti [II.45-54], Uśānasmṛti [IX.7-9; IX.12-13], Yājñavalkyasmṛti [I.170-171; I.175; I.258- 260], Viṣṇusmṛti [51.3;51.6;51.26;51.33;80.3-14], Uttarāṅgirasasmṛti [X.15-17], Prajāpatismṛti [Śrāddhatyājyavastuvarṇanam. 138-143], 9 Kāśyapasmṛti [Section on Prāyaścittavarṇanam], Vṛddha Hārītasmṛti [6.253-255] and Kātyāyanasmṛti [27.11].
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚalyaka (शल्यक).—
1) A dart, javelin, spike.
2) A splinter, thorn.
3) A porcupine; Manusmṛti 5.18; Rām.4.17.39; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.111.63.
4) A hunter (vyādha); जिह्वां दत्त्वा बहूनां हि क्षुद्राणां लुब्धचेतसाम् । निकृत्या लभते राज्यमाहारमिव शल्यकः (jihvāṃ dattvā bahūnāṃ hi kṣudrāṇāṃ lubdhacetasām | nikṛtyā labhate rājyamāhāramiva śalyakaḥ) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.33.59.
Derivable forms: śalyakaḥ (शल्यकः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚalyaka (शल्यक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A stake, a thorn. 2. A dart, a pike. 3. A porcupine. 4. A hedgehog. 5. A thorny shrub, (Vangueria spinosa.) E. śalya as above, and kan added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚalyaka (शल्यक).—[śalya + ka], m. 1. A thron, a stake. 2. A dart, a pike. 3. A hedgehog, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12, 65. 4. A porcupine, ib. 5, 18; [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 3, 10, 22.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚalyaka (शल्यक).—[masculine] porcupine.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śalyaka (शल्यक):—[from śal] m. an arrow, dart, spear, thorn etc. (= śalya)
2) [v.s. ...] a porcupine, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] etc. etc.
3) [v.s. ...] a scaly fish, [Vajrasūci] (cf. sa-śalka)
4) [v.s. ...] Vanguieria Spinosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚalyaka (शल्यक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚalyaka (ಶಲ್ಯಕ):—
1) [noun] = ಶಲ್ಯ [shalya]2 - 1, 2 & 3.
2) [noun] a man belonging to a tribe members of which live mainly on hunting; a hunter.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shalyakantha, Shalyakarshana, Shalyakartana, Shalyakartri, Shalyakarttar, Shalyakarttri, Shalyakavant, Shalyakavat.
Ends with: Kaushalyaka, Upashalyaka.
Full-text: Shvavidh, Shallaka, Shalya, Shalyakavat, Shalyakantha, Visalyaka, Shalpa, Shalyaki, Shalyakavant, Upashalyaka, Vanara, Pancanakha, Bileshaya, Shvavid, Godha.
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