Bilashayin, Bilaśāyin, Bila-shayin: 5 definitions

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Bilashayin 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 Bilaśāyin can be transliterated into English as Bilasayin or Bilashayin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bilaśāyin (बिलशायिन्).—m. any animal living in burrows.

Bilaśāyin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bila and śāyin (शायिन्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bilaśāyin (बिलशायिन्).—[adjective] & [masculine] = [preceding]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Bilaśāyin (बिलशायिन्):—[=bila-śāyin] [from bila > vil] mfn. = -vāsa mfn., [Suśruta]

2) [v.s. ...] m. any animal that lives in holes, [ib.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bilashayin in German

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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.

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