Abhivadanashila, Abhivādanaśīla, Abhivadana-shila: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Abhivādanaśīla can be transliterated into English as Abhivadanasila or Abhivadanashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhivādanaśīla (अभिवादनशील).—adj. one who habitually salutes, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 121.
Abhivādanaśīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms abhivādana and śīla (शील).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhivādanaśīla (अभिवादनशील):—[=abhi-vādana-śīla] [from abhi-vādana > abhi-vad] mfn. one who habitually salutes, respectful.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbhivādanaśīla (अभिवादनशील):—[bahuvrihi compound] m. f. n.
(-laḥ-lā-lam) In the habit of making the abhivādana q. v., civil, polite; e. g. Manu: abhivādanaśīlasya nityaṃ vṛddhopasevinaḥ . catvāri saṃpravardhanta āyurvidyā yaśo balam. E. abhivādana and śīla.
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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Partial matches: Shila, Abhivadana, Cila.
Full-text: Abhivadaka.
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