Jivashulaka, Jīvaśūlaka: 1 definition
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Jivashulaka 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 Jīvaśūlaka can be transliterated into English as Jivasulaka or Jivashulaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryJīvaśūlaka (जीवशूलक).—or °ika (?), f. °ikā, adj. (to Pali jīvasūla, lit. live-stake, plus -ka), lit. provided with (= impaled on) a stake alive: yehi iha °śūlikā kāritā bhavanti eḍakāyo Mahāvastu i.25.10, who in this world roast she-goats on spits alive; naṃ…°lakaṃ karotha ii.168.8, make him to be impaled alive; °likam (read °lakam ?) api kriyamāṇasya Śikṣāsamuccaya 182.6, of him even being impaled alive.
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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