Sakhila, Śākhila, Shakhila, Sākhilā: 5 definitions
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Sakhila means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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 Śākhila can be transliterated into English as Sakhila or Shakhila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraŚākhila (शाखिल) is the name of a warrior who fought on Sūryaprabha’s side but was slain by Kālakampana, who participated in the war on Śrutaśarman side, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 47. Accordingly: “... in the same way [after slaying many warriors] he [Kālakampana] killed six other warriors that ran towards him, Tejika, and Geyika, and Vegila, and Śākhila, and Bhadraṅkara and Daṇḍin, great warriors with many followers”.
The story of Śākhila was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Śākhila, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysakhila : (adj.) kindly in speech.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySakhila, (adj.) (fr. sakhi) kindly in speech, congenial D. I, 116; Vin. II, 11; J. I, 202, 376; Miln. 207; Pv IV. 133 (=mudu PvA. 230). Cp. sākhalya.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śākhila (शाखिल):—[from śākh] m. Name of a man, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) Sakhila (सखिल):—[=sa-khila] [from sa > sa-kaṅkaṭa] a mfn. (for sakh See p. 1130, col. 3) with the supplements, [Harivaṃśa]
3) [from sac] b mfn. (for sa-khila See p. 1124, col. 2) friendly, [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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Khila, Sha, Ca.
Starts with: Sakhilavacata.
Ends with: Vishakhila.
Full-text: Sakhilya, Sa-khila-polacya, Sa-khila-nala, Sakhilavacata, Khila, Polacya, Vishakhila, Sakhalya, Tejika, Geyika, Vegila, Nala, Bhadramkara.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XLVII < [Book VIII - Sūryaprabha]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
B1. Development of Concentration in Detail: (Continued) < [Chapter III - Taking a Meditation Subject (Kammaṭṭhāna-gahaṇa-niddesa)]