Shilastambha, Śilāstambha: 4 definitions

Introduction:

Shilastambha 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 Śilāstambha can be transliterated into English as Silastambha or Shilastambha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shilastambha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śilāstambha (शिलास्तम्भ).—[masculine] a stony pillar.

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

Śilāstambha (शिलास्तम्भ):—[=śilā-stambha] [from śilā] m. a st°-column, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shilastambha 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shilastambha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śilāstaṃbha (ಶಿಲಾಸ್ತಂಭ):—

1) [noun] a stone pillar.

2) [noun] a stone pillar that has some inscription.

3) [noun] a man who is having resoluteness to achieve what he has owed to.

context information

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

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