Shilimukha, Śilīmukha, Shili-mukha: 13 definitions
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Shilimukha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Śilīmukha can be transliterated into English as Silimukha or Shilimukha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationŚilīmukha (शिलीमुख) refers to the “arrow of Viṣṇu”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.17 (“The fight between Viṣṇu and Jalandhara”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “[...] Then a great battle ensued between Viṣṇu and Jalandhara, the ruler of Asuras, both filling up the sky with their arrows. [...] The heroic Viṣṇu of long arms split the arrow discharged by the Asura to the size of gingelly seeds and roared. The infuriated great Asura fixed an arrow again to his bow and split the arrow of Viṣṇu (śilīmukha). [...]”.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Śilīmukha (शिलीमुख).—A Nāga.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 72.
1b) A Rākṣasa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 167.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraŚilīmukha (शिलीमुख) is the name of a hare-king (śaśaka-īśvara), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 62. Accordingly, “... there is a great lake abounding in water, called Candrasaras, and on its bank there lived a king of the hares, named Śilīmukha. Now, once on a time, a leader of a herd of elephants, named Caturdanta, came there to drink water, because all the other reservoirs of water were dried up in the drought that prevailed”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Śilīmukha, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: archive.org: TrisastisalakapurusacaritraŚilīmukha (शिलीमुख) is defined as an arrow with a point like a śilī (Abhi. 3. 442), which is a worm (Abhi. 4. 269).
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚilīmukha (शिलीमुख).—
1) a bee; मिलितशिलीमुखपाटलिपटलकृतस्मरतूणविलासे (militaśilīmukhapāṭalipaṭalakṛtasmaratūṇavilāse) Gītagovinda 1; R.4.57.
2) an arrow; सा कुसुमघटितशिलीमुखमनोहरान्मदनचापादिव प्रमदवनात् त्रस्यति (sā kusumaghaṭitaśilīmukhamanoharānmadanacāpādiva pramadavanāt trasyati) K.225; or युगपद्विकाशमुदयाद्गमिते शशिनः शिलीमुखगणोऽलभत (yugapadvikāśamudayādgamite śaśinaḥ śilīmukhagaṇo'labhata) Śiśupālavadha 9.41 (in both passages the word is used in sense 1 and 2).
3) a fool.
4) war, fight.
Derivable forms: śilīmukhaḥ (शिलीमुखः).
Śilīmukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śilī and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚilīmukha (शिलीमुख).—m.
(-khaḥ) 1. A bee. 2. An arrow. 3. A fool, a block-head. 4. War. E. śilī a dart, (a sting,) and mukha the face.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚilīmukha (शिलीमुख).—m. 1. a bee, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 41. 2. an arrow, ib.; Mahābhārata 6, 3910. 3. a fool. 4. war. Ṣaṇmº, i. e.
Śilīmukha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śilī and mukha (मुख).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚilīmukha (शिलीमुख).—[masculine] arrow, bee; [Name] of hare.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śilīmukha (शिलीमुख):—[=śilī-mukha] [from śilī > śilā] mfn. Name of a sword, [ib.] (cf. [preceding])
2) [v.s. ...] = jaḍī-bhūta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. (ifc. f(ā). ) an arrow, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Kāvya literature] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] m. (ifc. f(ā). ) a bee, [Kāvya literature]
5) [v.s. ...] m. a fool, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) [v.s. ...] a battle, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] war, [Horace H. Wilson]
8) [v.s. ...] Name of a hare, [Hitopadeśa; Kathāsaritsāgara]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚilīmukha (शिलीमुख):—[śilī-mukha] (khaḥ) 1. m. A bee; arrow; fool; war.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śilīmukha (शिलीमुख) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Silīmuha.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚilīmukha (ಶಿಲೀಮುಖ):—
1) [noun] = ಶಿಲಿ - [shili -] 4.
2) [noun] a bumble-bee.
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Śiḷīmukha (ಶಿಳೀಮುಖ):—
1) [noun] a straight, pointed shaft to be shot from a bow; an arrow.
2) [noun] a bumble-bee.
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Siḷīmukha (ಸಿಳೀಮುಖ):—
1) [noun] a straight, pointed shaft to be shot from a bow; an arrow.
2) [noun] a bumble-bee.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sili, Mukha, Cili.
Ends with: Garudashilimukha, Girishilimukha, Kamashilimukha, Kusumashilimukha, Pushpashilimukha.
Full-text: Pushpashilimukha, Shilimukam, Silimuha, Shiliprishtha, Cilimukakkai, Vishirnamurti, Silindhra, Shuci, Candrasaras, Caturdanta, Vijaya, Mil, Mukha.
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