Shaliya, Saliya, Sāliya, Śāliya, Sāliyā, Śālīya: 7 definitions

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Shaliya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 terms Śāliya and Śālīya can be transliterated into English as Saliya or Shaliya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Śāliya (शालिय).—A pupil of Śākalya.*

  • * Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 6. 57.

1b) A pupil of Vedamitra Śākalya.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 4. 22.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

1. Saliya. One of the ministers of Vattagamani (Mhv.xxxiii.90). He built the Saliyarama.

2. Saliya. An ox. See the Gandatindu Jataka.

3. Saliya. See Sali.

4. One of the chief women supporters of Dhammadassi Buddha. Bu.xvi.20.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shaliya in Pali glossary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sāliya, or sāliyā the maina bird (=sālikā) J. III, 203; sāliyachāpa (a young bird of that kind), and sāliyacchāpa (i.e. sāliyā which is probably the right form) J. III, 202. ‹-› madhu-sāliyā J. V, 8 (=suvaṇṇa-sālika-sakunā C. p. 911); J. VI, 199 (suva-sāliya-°), 425 (Sāliya-vacana the story of the maina bird, var. read. suva-khaṇḍa; a section of the 546th Jātaka, but sāḷiyā, sālikā, sāliyā is not a paṛrot. (Page 707)

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śālīya (शालीय).—a. Belonging to a house or school.

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

1) Śālīya (शालीय):—[from śāla] mfn. ‘belonging to a house’ [gana] utkarādi

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a teacher, [Purāṇa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shaliya 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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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Sāliya (सालिय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śālika.

2) Sāliya (सालिय) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Śālmalika.

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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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