Shalankrita, Salamkrita, Sālaṃkṛtā, Sālaṅkṛtā, Śāḷaṅkṛta, Śālaṅkṛta: 4 definitions

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Shalankrita 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 terms Sālaṃkṛtā and Sālaṅkṛtā and Śāḷaṅkṛta and Śālaṅkṛta can be transliterated into English as Salamkrta or Salamkrita or Salankrta or Salankrita or Shaliankrita or Shalankrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Shalankrita in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sālaṃkṛtā (सालंकृता) refers to “she who is fully bedecked in ornaments”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.34 (“The Story of Anaraṇya”).—Accordingly, after king Anaraṇya was advised: “On hearing the words of the wise, the king lamented again and again but ultimately offered his daughter fully bedecked in ornaments (sālaṃkṛtā) to the excellent sage. O mountain, accepting and marrying the beautiful maiden Padmā, on a par with goddess Lakṣmī, in accordance with holy laws, the delighted sage returned to his abode. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

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

śāḷaṅkṛta (शाळंकृत).—& śāḷaṅkṛtakanyādāna Corrupted from sālaṅkṛta &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

śāḷaṅkṛta (शाळंकृत) [or śā?B kanyādāna, or शा?B कन्यादान].—Corrupted from sālaṅkṛta.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shalankrita in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sālaṃkṛta (ಸಾಲಂಕೃತ):—[adjective] = ಸಾಲಂಕಾರ [salamkara].

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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.

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