The Sanskrit term Śalalī can be transliterated into English as Salali or Shalali, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Śalalī (शलली):—[from śalala > śal] a f. See below.

2) [from śal] b f. the quill of a porcupine (used in the ceremony of hair-parting and for applying collyrium), [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]

3) [v.s. ...] a small porcupine.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śalali (ಶಲಲಿ):—[noun] = ಶಲ - [shala -] 2 & 3.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Shalalipishanga, Shalalita.

Full-text: Shalalipishanga, Kshuracatushtaya, Tryeta, Tryeni, Salala, Shveta.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Shalali, Śalalī, Salali, Śalali, Slalali, Sḷalali; (plurals include: Shalalis, Śalalīs, Salalis, Śalalis, Slalalis, Sḷalalis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)

2.2. Pharmaceutical use of Añjana (Collyrium) < [Chapter 1 - Cosmetics]

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