Shalakapariksha, Śalākāparīkṣā, Shalaka-pariksha: 2 definitions

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Shalakapariksha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śalākāparīkṣā can be transliterated into English as Salakapariksa or Shalakapariksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shalakapariksha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śalākāparīkṣā (शलाकापरीक्षा).—f (S) Examination of the conversancy of a candidate with any particular work by placing that work before him, piercing the sheets with a shalaka or pin, and requiring him to explain the stanza upon which the pin rests.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shalakapariksha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śalākāparīkṣā (शलाकापरीक्षा).—the method of examining a student from a page whichever opened by a Śalākā inserted into a book.

Śalākāparīkṣā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śalākā and parīkṣā (परीक्षा).

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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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