Shiloccaya, Sīluccaya, Śiloccaya, Shila-uccaya, Siluccaya: 15 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śiloccaya can be transliterated into English as Siloccaya or Shiloccaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shilochchaya.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuŚiloccaya (शिलोच्चय) is synonymous with Mountain (śaila) and is mentioned in a list of 24 such synonyms according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains [viz., Śiloccaya], jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraŚiloccaya (शिलोच्चय) refers to “(wealth) derived from mountain produce”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 15) (“On the nakṣatras—‘asterisms’”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Those who are born on the lunar day of Kṛttikā will delight in white flowers, will perform sacrificial rites, will be Brāhmins, potters, priests or astronomers. Those who are born on the lunar day of Rohiṇī will be devout men, merchants, rulers, rich men, Yogis, drivers, or men possessed of cows, cattle and the animals of water, farmers and men possessed of wealth derived from mountain produce (śiloccaya-aiśvarya-sampannā)”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesFifteen thousand kappas ago there were eight kings of this name, previous births of Sihasanadayaka Thera. Ap.i.189.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysiluccaya : (m.) a rock.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySiluccaya refers to: a mountain A. III, 346; Th. 1, 692; J. I, 29; VI, 272, 278; Dāvs. V, 63.
Note: siluccaya is a Pali compound consisting of the words silā and uccaya.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚiloccaya (शिलोच्चय).—a mountain, huge rock; न पादपोन्मूलनशक्तिरंहः शिलोच्चये मूर्च्छति मारुतस्य (na pādaponmūlanaśaktiraṃhaḥ śiloccaye mūrcchati mārutasya) R.2.34.
Derivable forms: śiloccayaḥ (शिलोच्चयः).
Śiloccaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śilā and uccaya (उच्चय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiloccaya (शिलोच्चय).—m.
(-yaḥ) 1. A mountain. 2. A high mountain. E. śilā a stone or rock, ut up, ci to collect, ac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiloccaya (शिलोच्चय).—m. a mountain, [Kirātārjunīya] 5, 10.
Śiloccaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śilā and uccaya (उच्चय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiloccaya (शिलोच्चय).—[masculine] = śilācaya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śiloccaya (शिलोच्चय):—[from śilā] m. ‘rock-accumulation’, a mountain, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a high m°, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiloccaya (शिलोच्चय):—[śilo+ccaya] (yaḥ) 1. m. A mountain.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śiloccaya (शिलोच्चय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Siluccaya.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionarySiluccaya (सिलुच्चय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śiloccaya.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚilōccaya (ಶಿಲೋಚ್ಚಯ):—[noun] a rocky place or a mountain.
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Śiḷōccaya (ಶಿಳೋಚ್ಚಯ):—[noun] a rocky place or a mountain.
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: Shila, Uccaya, Cila.
Ends with: Kulashiloccaya, Manahshiloccaya.
Full-text: Ciloccayam, Uccaya, Shilacaya, Manahshiloccaya, Sihasanadayaka, Shaila, Aishvarya, Manahshila.
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