Shailalaya, Śailālaya: 4 definitions
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Shailalaya 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 Śailālaya can be transliterated into English as Sailalaya or Shailalaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚailālaya (शैलालय).—A King of ancient time. He was the grandfather of Bhagadatta. After performing tapas in the tapovana at Kurukṣetra he attained Indraloka. (Mahābhārata Āśramavāsika Parva, Chapter 20, Verse 10).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚailālaya (शैलालय).—A sage.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 200. 7.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚailālaya (शैलालय):—[from śaila] m. Name of a king, [ib.]
[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.
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