Shihla, Śihla, Sihlā: 5 definitions

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Shihla 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 Śihla can be transliterated into English as Sihla or Shihla, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śihla (शिह्ल).—Benzoin.

Derivable forms: śihlaḥ (शिह्लः).

See also (synonyms): śihlaka.

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Sihla (सिह्ल).—Benzoin, incense.

Derivable forms: sihlaḥ (सिह्लः).

See also (synonyms): sihlaka.

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Sihlā (सिह्ला).—The olibanum tree.

Derivable forms: sihlām (सिह्लाम्).

See also (synonyms): sihlakī.

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

Śihla (शिह्ल).—m.

(-hlaḥ) Incense, benjamin or olibanum. E. ṣṇih to melt, lak aff., deriv. irr.; more usually sihla; also with kan added śihlaka .

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

1) Śihla (शिह्ल):—śihlaka etc. See sihla.

2) Sihla (सिह्ल):—sihlaka etc. See silh, [column]1.

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

Śihla (शिह्ल):—(hlaḥ) 1. m. Incense.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shihla 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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