Paishalya, Paiśalya: 7 definitions

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Paishalya 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 Paiśalya can be transliterated into English as Paisalya or Paishalya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Paiśalya (पैशल्य).—

1) Mildness, affability, softness.

2) Skilfulness (kauśalya); प्रहस्य मन्दं पैशल्यादभ्यभाषत वीर्यवान् (prahasya mandaṃ paiśalyādabhyabhāṣata vīryavān) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 1.131.22 (com.).

Derivable forms: paiśalyam (पैशल्यम्).

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

Paiśalya (पैशल्य).—n.

(-lyaṃ) Mildness, affability.

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

Paiśalya (पैशल्य).—i. e. peśala + ya, n. Mildness, Mahābhārata 1, 5155.

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

Paiśalya (पैशल्य).—[neuter] versatility, affability.

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

Paiśalya (पैशल्य):—n. ([from] peśala) graciousness, affability, [Mahābhārata]

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Paishalya 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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