Shipala, Śīpālā, Śīpāla: 6 definitions
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Shipala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Śīpālā and Śīpāla can be transliterated into English as Sipala or Shipala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects1) Śīpāla (शीपाल) is the name of a water plant (Blyxa octandra) mentioned in the Rigveda. Its later name is Śaivala.
2) Śīpālā (शीपाला) is found once in the Atharvaveda, where it may mean either a “pool abounding in Śīpāla plants” or the proper name of a river or lake.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśipalā (शिपला) [or शिंपला, śimpalā].—m (śimpa) A shell of an oyster or other bivalve: also a shell marked with streaks: also a large shell in general. Hence a large shelving or shell-form notch made in wood. v pāḍa, ghē, māra g. of. o. or vara of o. Hence also a shell-form metal vessel to hold gandha &c. 2 Used sometimes as a Shelving. śi0 māraṇēṃ-utaraṇēṃ &c. To strike slantingly.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśipalā (शिपला).—m An oyster-shell; a large shell.
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: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚīpāla (शीपाल).—[substantive] [Name] of a plant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śīpāla (शीपाल):—[from śīpalya] m. n. the plant Blyxa Octandra, [Ṛg-veda; Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra]
2) Śīpālā (शीपाला):—[from śīpāla > śīpalya] f. water or a pool abounding in the above plants, [Atharva-veda]
3) Sīpāla (सीपाल):—sīpālila See śīp, p.1078.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shipalatsi.
Ends with: Mahishipala, Nishipala, Rishipala.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 10.68.5 < [Sukta 68]
Asvalayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Vanaspati (Plants) used in Veda < [Chapter 2 - The nature of treatment for diseases in the Ancient era]