Shankhalikhita, Śaṅkhalikhita, Shankha-likhita, Saṅkhalikhita: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śaṅkhalikhita can be transliterated into English as Sankhalikhita or Shankhalikhita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚaṅkhalikhita (शङ्खलिखित).—a righteous or just king. (-dual) Name of two writers of Smṛtis.
Derivable forms: śaṅkhalikhitaḥ (शङ्खलिखितः).
Śaṅkhalikhita is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaṅkha and likhita (लिखित).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaṅkhalikhita (शङ्खलिखित):—[=śaṅkha-likhita] [from śaṅkha] mfn. perfect in its kind, faultless, flawless (with vṛtti f. faultless conduct), [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a king who practises justice, a Just king, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] m. [dual number] the two Ṛṣis Śaṅkha and Likhita (authors of a law-book), [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 203]
4) Śāṅkhalikhita (शाङ्खलिखित):—[from śāṅkha] mfn. composed by Śaṅkha and Likhita (q.v.), [Parāśara-smṛti]
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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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySaṅkhalikhita refers to: polished like mother-of-pearl; bright, perfect D. I, 63, 250; S. II, 219; A. V, 204; Vin. I, 181; Pug. 57; DA. I, 181; DhA. IV, 195. See also under likhita, & cp. Franke, Wiener Zeitschrift 1893, 357.
Note: saṅkhalikhita is a Pali compound consisting of the words saṅkha and likhita.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Likhita, Shankha.
Starts with: Shankhalikhitapriya, Shankhalikhitasmriti.
Full-text: Shankhalikhitasmriti, Shankhalikhitapriya, Cankalikitam, Likhita, Prajapatyatirtha, Pitryatirtha, Daivatirtha, Likhitasmriti, Brahmatirtha.
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