Shishupriya, Śiśupriya, Shishu-priya: 2 definitions
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Shishupriya 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 Śiśupriya can be transliterated into English as Sisupriya or Shishupriya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚiśupriya (शिशुप्रिय).—treacle.
-yam the white water-lily.
Derivable forms: śiśupriyaḥ (शिशुप्रियः).
Śiśupriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiśu and priya (प्रिय).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śiśupriya (शिशुप्रिय):—[=śiśu-priya] [from śiśu] m. ‘dear to children’, treacle, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] n. the white water-lily, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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