Shaithilika, Śaithilika: 3 definitions
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Shaithilika 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 Śaithilika can be transliterated into English as Saithilika or Shaithilika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Śaithilika (शैथिलिक).—a. Loose, lax, idle.
Śaithilika (शैथिलिक).—adj. (from Sanskrit śithila; not recorded else-where), lax, loose: especially with bāhulika, q.v. for Lalitavistara 407.19; Mahāvastu ii.241.3; iii.329.3; and Śikṣāsamuccaya 64.4. Also Bodhisattvabhūmi 47.2 (na ca °ko bhavec chikṣāpadeṣu); 156.15 (śikṣāsu).
Śaithilika (शैथिलिक):—mfn. ([from] śithila) loose, lax, slack, idle, [Lalita-vistara]
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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