Sushlakshna, Suślakṣṇa: 5 definitions
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Sushlakshna means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Suślakṣṇa can be transliterated into English as Suslaksna or Sushlakshna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureSuślakṣṇa (सुश्लक्ष्ण) refers to a “very smooth (square space)” (suitable for performing offering ceremonies), according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly [as the Bhagavān taught the detailed offering-manual], “[...] One should prepare a square [space] measuring a hasta, very smooth (suślakṣṇa) and well smeared. It should be sprinkled with perfumed water all around. Four Nāga kings should be prepared in the middle of the ditch. Full of brownish cow dung and clay a nine-headed [Nāga king should be prepared] with a hood and a coiled body. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySuślakṣṇa (सुश्लक्ष्ण).—[adjective] very smooth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Suślakṣṇa (सुश्लक्ष्ण):—[=su-ślakṣṇa] [from su > su-śaṃsa] mf(ā)n. very smooth or soft or tender (am ind.), [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] very gracious (as speech), [Buddha-carita]
[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 corpusSuślakṣṇa (ಸುಶ್ಲಕ್ಷ್ಣ):—[adjective] very smooth, polished.
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)
Partial matches: Shlakshna, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Sushlakshnam.
Ends with: Akarasushlakshna, Akaravarnasushlakshna.
Full-text: Sushlakshnam, Akaravarnasushlakshna, Akarasushlakshna, Lida, Shlakshna.
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