Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Silika in the Kachari language is the name of a plant identified with Terminalia citrina (Gaertn.) Roxb. from the Combretaceae (Rangoon creeper) family having the following synonyms: Terminalia multiflora, Myrobalanus citrina, Terminalia manii . For the possible medicinal usage of silika, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

sīlika : (adj.) (in cpds.), having the nature of.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sīlika, (adj.) (-°) (fr. sīla)=sīlin J. VI, 64. (Page 713)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

śilīka (शिलीक).—See under śilaka.

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śiḷīka (शिळीक).—f (Properly śilaka) A little pin, peg, or spike of bamboo. 2 Whistling. v vājava, vāja.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Śilika (शिलिक):—[from śilā] m. [gana] puro-hitādi.

2) Śīlika (शीलिक):—[from śīl] mfn. accustomed to act (in anyathā-ś, accustomed to act in another manner), [Gopatha-brāhmaṇa]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Śilikā (शिलिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Siliyā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Silika 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Shilikabanda, Shilikajhada, Shilikakoshtha, Shilikasankhali, Silikamadhyama.

Ends with: Anyathashilika, Samshilika, Silisilika, Sushilika.

Full-text: Shailikya, Shilikakoshtha, Siliya, Anyathashilika, Silikamadhyama, Madhyama.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Silika, Shilika, Sīlika, Śilīka, Śiḷīka, Śilika, Śīlika, Śilikā, Silikā; (plurals include: Silikas, Shilikas, Sīlikas, Śilīkas, Śiḷīkas, Śilikas, Śīlikas, Śilikās, Silikās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 1.163.10 < [Sukta 163]

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