Shandhakatila, Ṣaṇḍhakatila, Shandhaka-tila: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Ṣaṇḍhakatila can be transliterated into English as Sandhakatila or Shandhakatila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṢaṇḍhakatila (षण्ढकतिल).—
1) barren sesamum.
2) (fig.) a useless person.
Derivable forms: ṣaṇḍhakatilaḥ (षण्ढकतिलः).
Ṣaṇḍhakatila is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣaṇḍhaka and tila (तिल). See also (synonyms): ṣaṇḍhatila.
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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Partial matches: Shandhaka, Tila.
Full-text: Shandhatila.
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