Shailaguru, Śailaguru, Shaila-guru: 4 definitions

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Shailaguru 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 Śailaguru can be transliterated into English as Sailaguru or Shailaguru, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śailaguru (शैलगुरु).—a. as heavy as a mountain.

-ruḥ Name of the Himālaya.

Śailaguru is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaila and guru (गुरु).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śailaguru (शैलगुरु).—[adjective] heavy as a mountain; [masculine] the father of mountains, Himālaya.

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

1) Śailaguru (शैलगुरु):—[=śaila-guru] [from śaila] mfn. as heavy as a mountain, [Raghuvaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. ‘chief of m°’, Name of the Himālaya, Kum

[Sanskrit to German]

Shailaguru 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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