Shattilin, Ṣaṭtilin, Shash-tilin: 3 definitions

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Shattilin 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 Ṣaṭtilin can be transliterated into English as Sattilin or Shattilin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shattilin in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ṣaṭtilin (षट्तिलिन्).—m. one performing six acts with sesamum seeds; तिलोद्वतीं तिलस्नायी तिलहोमी तिलप्रदः । तिलभुक् तिलवापी च षट्तिली नावसीदति (tilodvatīṃ tilasnāyī tilahomī tilapradaḥ | tilabhuk tilavāpī ca ṣaṭtilī nāvasīdati) ||

Ṣaṭtilin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣaṣ and tilin (तिलिन्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṣaṭtilin (षट्तिलिन्):—[=ṣaṭ-tilin] [from ṣaṭ > ṣaṣ] mfn. one who on certain festivals performs six acts with Tila or sesamum, [Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi; Tithyāditya]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shattilin in German

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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.

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