Lajjashila, Lajjāśīla, Lajja-shila: 9 definitions

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Lajjashila means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Lajjāśīla can be transliterated into English as Lajjasila or Lajjashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

lajjāśīla (लज्जाशील).—a (S) Modestly disposed or minded, modest, shamefaced, retired, coy: also bashful.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

lajjāśīla (लज्जाशील).—a Modest, coy; bashful.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Lajjashila in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lajjāśīla (लज्जाशील).—a. bashful, modest.

Lajjāśīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms lajjā and śīla (शील).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lajjāśīla (लज्जाशील).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Bashful, modest. E. lajjā, śīla possessing.

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

Lajjāśīla (लज्जाशील):—[=lajjā-śīla] [from lajjā > lajj] mfn. of a modest disposition, bashful, humble (-tva n.), [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa [Scholiast or Commentator]]

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

Lajjāśīla (लज्जाशील):—[lajjā-śīla] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Idem.

[Sanskrit to German]

Lajjashila 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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Lajjashila in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Lajjāśīla (ಲಜ್ಜಾಶೀಲ):—[adjective] = ಲಜ್ಜಾಲು [lajjalu]1.

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Lajjāśīla (ಲಜ್ಜಾಶೀಲ):—[noun] = ಲಜ್ಜಾಲು [lajjalu]2 - 2.

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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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