Shilatva, Śīlatva: 4 definitions

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Shilatva 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 Śīlatva can be transliterated into English as Silatva or Shilatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śīlatva (शीलत्व).—n.

(-tvaṃ) 1. Disposition, quality. 2. Conversancy. E. śīla, and tva added; also with tal, śīlatā .

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

1) Śilātva (शिलात्व):—[=śilā-tva] [from śilā] n. the state or nature of stone, [Naiṣadha-carita]

2) Śīlatva (शीलत्व):—[=śīla-tva] [from śīla > śīl] n. disposition, inclination, customary practice

3) [v.s. ...] morality, virtuousness, [Kāvya literature; Suśruta]

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

Śīlatva (शीलत्व):—(tvaṃ) 1. n. Quality; conversancy.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shilatva 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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