Palashashanda, Pālāśaṣaṇḍa, Palasha-shanda: 2 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Pālāśaṣaṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Palasasanda or Palashashanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pālāśaṣaṇḍa (पालाशषण्ड).—an epithet of the Magadha country.

Derivable forms: pālāśaṣaṇḍaḥ (पालाशषण्डः).

Pālāśaṣaṇḍa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pālāśa and ṣaṇḍa (षण्ड). See also (synonyms): pālāśakhaṇḍa.

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

Pālāśaṣaṇḍa (पालाशषण्ड):—[=pālāśa-ṣaṇḍa] [from pālāśa] m. Name of Magadha, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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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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