Shantijala, Śāntijala, Shanti-jala: 2 definitions
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Shantijala 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 Śāntijala can be transliterated into English as Santijala or Shantijala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Śāntijala (शान्तिजल).—soothing or propitiatory water; अहमपि वैतानिकं शान्त्युदकमस्यै गौतमीहस्ते विसर्जयिष्यामि (ahamapi vaitānikaṃ śāntyudakamasyai gautamīhaste visarjayiṣyāmi) Ś.3.
Derivable forms: śāntijalam (शान्तिजलम्).
Śāntijala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śānti and jala (जल). See also (synonyms): śāntyuda, śāntyudaka.
Śāntijala (शान्तिजल):—[=śānti-jala] [from śānti > śānta] n. = śāntyuda, [Horace H. Wilson]
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: Shanti, Jala.
Full-text: Jalasanti, Shantyuda, Shantyudaka.
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