Shadvalaka, Ṣaḍvālaka, Shad-valaka: 1 definition
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Shadvalaka 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 Ṣaḍvālaka can be transliterated into English as Sadvalaka or Shadvalaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryṢaḍvālaka (षड्वालक).—m. or nt., n. given to the specially strong gate built by Śuddhodana to guard the Bodhisattva; having six bars (?); perhaps read °vāra-ka, but even this does not seem closely paralleled in the required meaning: Śuddhodanena rājakumārasya ṣaḍvālako (no v.l.) nāma dvāro kārāpito pañcapuruṣaśatehi apāvurīyati Mahāvastu ii.157.19; tena (sc. yakṣeṇa) °ka-dvāram (here by em.; mss. paṭṭālaka- dvāram, or only ṣa-dvāram!) apāvṛtaṃ, ghoṣaṃ ca nigṛhītaṃ 161.3.
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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Partial matches: Valaka, Shash, Sat.
Full-text: Valaka.
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