Shalamriga, Śālāmṛga, Shala-mriga: 6 definitions

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Shalamriga 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 Śālāmṛga can be transliterated into English as Salamrga or Shalamriga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śālāmṛga (शालामृग).—a jackal.

Derivable forms: śālāmṛgaḥ (शालामृगः).

Śālāmṛga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śālā and mṛga (मृग).

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

Śālāmṛga (शालामृग).—m.

(-gaḥ) A jackal. E. śālā a house, and mṛga a deer.

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

Śālāmṛga (शालामृग).—m. a jackal, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 52, 45. Hemamṛga, i. e.

Śālāmṛga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śālā and mṛga (मृग).

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

1) Śālāmṛga (शालामृग):—[=śālā-mṛga] [from śālā > śāla] m. ‘house-animal’, a dog, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a jackal (as prowling near h°?), [Rāmāyaṇa] ([varia lectio] śākhā-mṛga).

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

Śālāmṛga (शालामृग):—[śālā-mṛga] (gaḥ) 1. m. A jackal.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shalamriga in German

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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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