Shalamukha, Śālāmukha, Shala-mukha: 3 definitions

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Shalamukha 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 Śālāmukha can be transliterated into English as Salamukha or Shalamukha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Śālāmukha (शालामुख).—the front of a house.

-khaḥ a kind of rice.

Derivable forms: śālāmukham (शालामुखम्).

Śālāmukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śālā and mukha (मुख).

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

1) Śālāmukha (शालामुख):—[=śālā-mukha] [from śālā > śāla] n. the front of a house, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of rice, [Suśruta]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shalamukha 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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