Dhruvashila, Dhruvaśīla, Dhruva-shila: 3 definitions
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Dhruvashila 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 Dhruvaśīla can be transliterated into English as Dhruvasila or Dhruvashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDhruvaśīla (ध्रुवशील).—a. having a fixed residence.
Derivable forms: dhruvaśīlaḥ (ध्रुवशीलः).
Dhruvaśīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dhruva and śīla (शील).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDhruvaśīla (ध्रुवशील):—[=dhruva-śīla] [from dhruva] mfn. having a fixed residence, [Gautama-dharma-śāstra]
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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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Partial matches: Shila, Dhruva, Cila.
Full-text: Shakuni.
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