Shailalin, Śailālin: 6 definitions

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Shailalin 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 Śailālin can be transliterated into English as Sailalin or Shailalin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śailālin (शैलालिन्).—m. An actor, a dancer.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śailālin (शैलालिन्).—m. (-lī) An actor, a dancer. E. śilālin a Muni, said to have been the author of the principles of acting, &c., aṇ aff., śailāla his institutes, and ini aff. of profession or practice.

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

Śailālin (शैलालिन्).—i. e. *śailāla + in, from śilālin (a proper name), m. (properly a follower of the art taught by Śilālin), An actor, a mime.

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

1) Śailālin (शैलालिन्):—[from śailāla] m. ([plural]) the school of Śilālin, [Pāṇini 4-3, 110]

2) [v.s. ...] (sg.) an actor, dancer, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. śailūṣa).

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

Śailālin (शैलालिन्):—(lī) 5. m. An actor, a dancer.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shailalin 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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