Nilashoka, Nīlāśoka, Nila-ashoka: 4 definitions
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Nilashoka 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 Nīlāśoka can be transliterated into English as Nilasoka or Nilashoka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīlāśoka (नीलाशोक).—m. an asoka with blue flowers, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 17, 10.
Nīlāśoka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nīla and aśoka (अशोक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīlāśoka (नीलाशोक):—[from nīla > nīl] m. an Aśoka with blue blossoms, [Rāmāyaṇa; Varāha-mihira]
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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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