The Sanskrit term Śayālu can be transliterated into English as Sayalu or Shayalu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śayālu (शयालु).—a. [śī-āluc] Sleepy, slothful; हन्ति नोपशयस्थोऽपि शयालुर्मृगयुर्मृगान् (hanti nopaśayastho'pi śayālurmṛgayurmṛgān) Śiśupālavadha 2.8.

-luḥ 1 A kind of snake, the boa-constrictor.

2) A dog.

3) A jackal.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śayālu (शयालु).—mfn. (-luḥ-luḥ-lu) Sleepy, slothful, sluggish. m.

(-luḥ) 1. A kind of snake, the Boa. 2. A dog. 3. A jackal. E. śī to sleep, āluc aff, implying disposition or habit.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śayālu (शयालु).—[śayālu, śaya + ālu], I. adj. Sleepy. Ii. m. 1. A snake, boa-constrictor. 2. A dog.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śayālu (शयालु).—[adjective] sleepy, slothful, sluggish.

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

1) Śayālu (शयालु):—[from śaya] mfn. sleepy, inclined to sleep, sluggish slothful, [Pañcarātra; Śiśupāla-vadha]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a dog, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a jackal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] the boa snake, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śayālu (शयालु):—[(luḥ-luḥ-lu) a.] Sleepy. m. Snake Boa; dog; jackal.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Śayālu (शयालु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sayālu.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shayalu in German

context information

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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Sayālu (सयालु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śayālu.

context information

Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śayālu (ಶಯಾಲು):—

1) [adjective] inclined to sleep; drowsy; sleeply.

2) [adjective] not very active; very dull.

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Śayālu (ಶಯಾಲು):—

1) [noun] a man who is very inactive; a sluggish, slothful man.

2) [noun] the boa which is by its nature a very inactive.

3) [noun] a dog.

4) [noun] any of several wild dogs, smaller than the wolf, which often hunt prey in packs at night, and known for their cunningness.

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Sāyāḷu (ಸಾಯಾಳು):—[noun] a helper; an attendant.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Atishayalu, Samshayalu.

Full-text: Samshayalu, Shayu, Cayal, Matan, Sayana.

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