Shailoda, Śailoda, Śailodā: 5 definitions
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Shailoda 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 terms Śailoda and Śailodā can be transliterated into English as Sailoda or Shailoda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚailodā (शैलोदा).—A river flowing between the two mountains, Meru and Mandara. Arjuna conquered and subdued the low class people who inhabited the valley of this river. A low-class people known as "Khasas" used to live on the banks of this river under the shade of the dense growth of bamboo trees. These low class people had brought presents of gold for Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya. (Mahābhārata Sabhā Parva, Chapter 52. Verse 2).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Śailoda (शैलोद).—Takes its source in the lake Śailodam; enters western sea between Cakṣu and Sītā.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 121. 23; Vāyu-purāṇa 47. 21.
1b) Lake, giving rise to R. Silodā in the Aruṇa hill; at the foot of the Varuṇa hill.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 18. 21. 22; Matsya-purāṇa 121. 22; Vāyu-purāṇa 47. 20.
Śailodā (शैलोदा) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.48.2). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śailodā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚailodā (शैलोदा):—[from śaila] f. Name of a river, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Starts with: Shailodaka, Shailodakakalpa.
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Section LI < [Sisupala-badha Parva]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
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The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)