Shailakataka, Śailakaṭaka, Shaila-kataka: 4 definitions
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Shailakataka 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 Śailakaṭaka can be transliterated into English as Sailakataka or Shailakataka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚailakaṭaka (शैलकटक).—the side or slope of a mountain.
Derivable forms: śailakaṭakaḥ (शैलकटकः).
Śailakaṭaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaila and kaṭaka (कटक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚailakaṭaka (शैलकटक).—m.
(-kaḥ) The brow or slope of a mountain. E. śaila, kaṭaka flank.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚailakaṭaka (शैलकटक):—[=śaila-kaṭaka] [from śaila] m. the brow of a hill, slope of a mountain, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚailakaṭaka (शैलकटक):—[śaila-kaṭaka] (kaṃ) 1. m. Slope of a hill.
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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