Shilatala, Śilātala: 7 definitions

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Shilatala 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 Śilātala can be transliterated into English as Silatala or Shilatala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shilatala in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śilātala (शिलातल).—n.

(-laṃ) The surface of a rock or stone. E. śilā, tala below.

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

Śilātala (शिलातल).—n. the surface of a stone.

Śilātala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śilā and tala (तल).

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

Śilātala (शिलातल).—[neuter] a flat stone (or grind-stone*).

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

1) Śilātala (शिलातल):—[=śilā-tala] [from śilā] n. a slab of rock, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] the surface of a r°, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Śilātala (शिलातल):—[śilā+tala] (laṃ) 1. n. Basis of a rock.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shilatala 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»] — Shilatala in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śilātala (ಶಿಲಾತಲ):—[noun] a flat surface of a rock.

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Śilātaḷa (ಶಿಲಾತಳ):—[noun] = ಶಿಲಾತಲ [shilatala].

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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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