Shayyapala, Śayyāpāla, Shayya-pala: 3 definitions
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Shayyapala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Śayyāpāla can be transliterated into English as Sayyapala or Shayyapala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryŚayyāpāla.—(EI 25; HD), officer in charge of the king's bed (i. e. bed-chamber); guardian of the bed-chamber. See Śayyāgrāhaka, Vāsāgārika, Vitāna-adhipa. Note: śayyāpāla is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚayyāpāla (शय्यापाल).—the superintendent or guardian of a king's bed-chamber.
Derivable forms: śayyāpālaḥ (शय्यापालः).
Śayyāpāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śayyā and pāla (पाल). See also (synonyms): śayyādhyakṣa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚayyāpāla (शय्यापाल):—[=śayyā-pāla] [from śayyā > śaya] m. the guardian of the (royal) couch, [Pañcatantra]
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: Shayya, Paala, Pala.
Starts with: Shayyapalaka, Shayyapalatva.
Full-text: Shayyapalatva, Shayyadhyaksha, Vasagarika, Shayyagrahaka, Vitana-adhipa.
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