Shilapratikriti, Śilāpratikṛti, Shila-pratikriti: 2 definitions
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Shilapratikriti 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 Śilāpratikṛti can be transliterated into English as Silapratikrti or Shilapratikriti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚilāpratikṛti (शिलाप्रतिकृति).—f. an image of stone.
Derivable forms: śilāpratikṛtiḥ (शिलाप्रतिकृतिः).
Śilāpratikṛti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śilā and pratikṛti (प्रतिकृति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚilāpratikṛti (शिलाप्रतिकृति):—[=śilā-pratikṛti] [from śilā] f. a stone image or statue, [Harivaṃśa]
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: Shila, Pratikriti, Cila.
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