Sharmila, Śarmila: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Sharmila means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Śarmila can be transliterated into English as Sarmila or Sharmila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesŚarmila (शर्मिल) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.47.15) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śarmila) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚarmila (शर्मिल).—name of a yakṣa: Mahā-Māyūrī 91.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚarmilā (शर्मिला):—[from śarman] See pāṇḍu-ś.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Sharmila in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) see [sharmila; ~pana] see [sharmila] (~[pana])..—sharmila (शरमीला) is alternatively transliterated as Śaramīlā.
2) Śarmīlā (शर्मीला):—(a) shy, bashful; ~[pana] shyness, bashfulness.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Pandusharmila.
Full-text: Pandusharmila, Sharamila.
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