Shailarandhra, Śailarandhra, Shaila-randhra: 4 definitions

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Shailarandhra 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 Śailarandhra can be transliterated into English as Sailarandhra or Shailarandhra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śailarandhra (शैलरन्ध्र).—a cave, cavern.

Derivable forms: śailarandhram (शैलरन्ध्रम्).

Śailarandhra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaila and randhra (रन्ध्र).

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

Śailarandhra (शैलरन्ध्र).—n.

(-ndhraṃ) A cavern, a cave. E. śaila, randhra a hole.

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

Śailarandhra (शैलरन्ध्र):—[=śaila-randhra] [from śaila] n. ‘mountain-hole’, a cavern cave, [Raghuvaṃśa]

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

Śailarandhra (शैलरन्ध्र):—[śaila-randhra] (ndhraṃ) 1. n. A cavern.

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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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