Shilindra, Śilīndra: 1 definition
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Shilindra 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 Śilīndra can be transliterated into English as Silindra or Shilindra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚilīndra (शिलीन्द्र).—[śilīṃ dharati dhṛ-ka pṛṣo° mum]
1) A kind of fish.
2) A kind of tree.
-ndhram 1 A mashroom, fungus, as in उच्छिलीन्ध्र (ucchilīndhra) q. v.; Meghadūta 11.
2) The flower of the plantain tree; अधिपुरन्ध्रि शिलीन्ध्रसुगन्धिभिः (adhipurandhri śilīndhrasugandhibhiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 6.32; or अलिनारमतालिनी शिलीन्ध्रे (alināramatālinī śilīndhre) 72.
3) Hail.
Derivable forms: śilīndraḥ (शिलीन्द्रः).
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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