Asila, Asīla, Ashila, Aśīla: 10 definitions
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Asila means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Aśīla can be transliterated into English as Asila or Ashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryasīla (असील).—a Commonly asala.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAśīla (अशील).—a.
1) Ill-behaved, vulgar, rude.
2) Indifferent.
-lam Bad manners, rudeness, depravity.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśīla (अशील).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) 1. Ill behaved, vulgar, offensive. 2. Indifferent. E. a neg. śīla polite.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśīla (अशील).—adj. wicked, [Kirātārjunīya] 11, 25.
Aśīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms a and śīla (शील).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aśila (अशिल):—[=a-śila] mfn. stoneless, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) Aśīla (अशील):—[=a-śīla] mf(ā)n. ill-behaved, vulgar, [Mahābhārata xii, 4619; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] n. bad manners, depravity, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśīla (अशील):—[a-śīla] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Vulgar.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Aśīla (अशील) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Asīla, Āsila.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Asīla (असील) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Aśīla.
2) Āsila (आसिल) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Āsila.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAśīla (ಅಶೀಲ):—[adjective] not decent; unseemly; morally offensive; obscene; indecent.
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Aśīla (ಅಶೀಲ):—[noun] that which is immoral or indecent.
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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Partial matches: Shila, A, Cila.
Starts with: Asila akung, Asila oman, Asilakkhana Jataka, Asilata, Asilatadhare.
Ends with (+281): Abhisamacarikasila, Abhivadanashila, Acarashila, Addhuvasila, Adharashila, Adhvashila, Adhyayanashila, Agunashila, Aipamdukambalasila, Ajnatakulashila, Ajnatashila, Akarmashila, Akhandashila, Akramanashila, Aksharashila, Akshashila, Alamkarashila, Alankarashila, Alikavadashila, Alpashila.
Full-text: Asila akung, Asila oman, Alamkarashila, Markandeya, Shila.
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Sutrakritanga (English translation) (by Hermann Jacobi)
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Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
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The Gita’s Ethics (A Critical Study) (by Arpita Chakraborty)
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