Salasa, Sālasa: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Salasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Salsa.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysālasa (सालस).—a ( A, or from sa & alasa S) Honest, simple, guileless, steady, quiet; free from art, tricks, vice;--used of man or beast.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsālasa (सालस).—a Simple, honest, free from vice.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySālasa (सालस).—a.
1) Languid, tired.
2) Indolent, lazy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySālasa (सालस).—adj. languid, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] 6, 30.
Sālasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and alasa (अलस).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySālasa (सालस).—[adjective] languid, lazy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySālasa (सालस):—mfn. having languor, languid, tired, indolent, lazy, [Ṛtusaṃhāra]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sālasa (सालस) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sālasa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySālasā (सालसा) [Also spelled salsa]:—(nm) a blood-purifying medicine.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionarySālasa (सालस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sālasa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Partial matches: Sha, Alasa, Ca.
Starts with (+11): Cala-calaenal, Cala-carimeluku, Calacala, Calacalenal, Calacalocanan, Calacanam, Calacanti, Calacapam, Calacarppini, Calacati, Calacattu, Calacavilocanan, Calacayam, Salasai, Salasala, Salasalane, Salasalanem, Salasalaumda, Salasalaumdo, Salasalaunu.
Ends with: Lagundi-salasa, Lasalasa, Lesalasa, Rasalasa.
Full-text: Lagundi-salasa, Salasai, Salsa, Saladhala.
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