Sithila, Shithila: 16 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Shithil.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsŚithila (शिथिल):—[śithilam] Loose, Unformed, Flabby; Flaccid
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāŚithila (शिथिल) (Cf. Aśithila) refers to “laxity”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, the morality of the Bodhisattvas becomes purified by these eight qualities. What are those eight? To wit, (1) never giving up the thought of awakening in order to purify thought ; (2) no thought of disciples or isolated buddhas in order to purify logical ability; (3) never giving up training in order to purify one’s vows; (4) not entering into any kind of birth in order to [purify?] one’s aspirations; (5) no laxity (aśithila) in order to purify the condition of non-stress; (6) transforming into awakening so as to purify one’s aim’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysithila : (adj.) loose; lax; yielding.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySithila, (adj.) (Vedic śithira, later śithila) loose, lax, bending, yielding S. I, 49, 77=Dh. 346=J. II, 140; J. I, 179; II, 249; Miln. 144; DhA. IV, 52, 56; PvA. 13. In compn with bhū as sithilī°, e.g. °bhāva lax state Vism. 502=VbhA. 100; °bhūta hanging loose PvA. 47 (so read for sithila°). —°hanu a kind of bird M. I, 429.—Cp. saṭhila. (Page 709)
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśithila (शिथिल).—a (S) Loose, lax, slack, flaccid, flabby; not compact, close, firm, or tight. 2 fig. Languid, spiritless, dull, unenergetic, infirm of act or of purpose.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśithila (शिथिल).—a Loose, lax. Fig. Languid, dull.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚithila (शिथिल).—a. [ślath-kilac pṛṣo° Uṇādi-sūtra 1.53.]
1) Loose, loosened, slackened, relaxed.
2) Untied, unfastened; विश्रामं लभतामिदं च शिथिलज्याबन्धमस्मद्धनुः (viśrāmaṃ labhatāmidaṃ ca śithilajyābandhamasmaddhanuḥ) Ś.2.6.
2) Severed, fallen from the stalk; अर्कस्योपरि शिथिलं च्युतमिव नवमल्लिका- कुसुमम् (arkasyopari śithilaṃ cyutamiva navamallikā- kusumam) Ś.2.8.
3) Languid, enfeebled, unnerved.
4) Weak, feeble; अशिथिलपरिरम्भ (aśithilaparirambha) Uttararāmacarita 1.24 'fast or close embrace'; 1.27.
5) Flaccid, flabby.
6) Dissolved.
7) Decayed.
8) Ineffective, futile, vain.
9) Inattentive, careless; सुभक्ष्याणि विचित्राणि शिथिलाश्चैव योषितः (subhakṣyāṇi vicitrāṇi śithilāścaiva yoṣitaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 4.116.
1) Loosely done, not strictly or rigidly performed.
11) Cast off, abandoned.
12) Indistinct (as sound).
-lam 1 Laxity, looseness.
2) Slowness. (śithilīkṛ means
1) to loosen, unfasten, untie.
2) To relax, slacken; (śithilīkṛte'dhikṛtakṛtyavidhau Kirātārjunīya 6.3.
3) to weaken, impair, enfeeble.
4) to give up, abandon; ātmanyavajñāṃ śithilīcakāra R.2.41. śithilībhū
1) to be slackened or relaxed.
2) to fall off from; etat tu māṃ dahati naṣṭadhanāśrayasya yat sauhṛdādapi janāḥ śithilībhavanti Mṛcchakaṭika 1.13).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚithila (शिथिल).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) 1. Loose, lax, flaccid, flabby. 2. Languid, inert, feeble. 3. Ineffective, unenergetic. 4. Relaxed, slackened. 5. Not rigidly observed. 6. Loosely retained or possessed. 7. Abandoned, got rid of, shaken off. E. ślath to be lax or loose, Unadi aff. kilac; the form irr.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚithila (शिथिल).— (cf. ślath), adj. 1. Loose, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 115; [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 143; loosened, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 69. 2. Flaccid, faded, [Śākuntala, (ed. Böhtlingk.)] [distich] 41. 3. Feeble, languid, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 22. 4. Ineffective. 5. Relaxed, dissolved, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Śithila (शिथिल).—[adjective] loose, flaccid, languid, trembling, feeble.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śithila (शिथिल):—[from śithira] mf(ā)n. (collateral form of [preceding]) loose, slack, lax, relaxed, untied, flaccid, not rigid or compact, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] soft, pliant, supple, [Pañcatantra]
3) [v.s. ...] unsteady, tremulous, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] languid, inert, unenergetic, weak, feeble, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] careless in ([locative case]), [Rāmāyaṇa]
6) [v.s. ...] indistinct (as sound), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] not rigidly observed, [Horace H. Wilson]
8) [v.s. ...] loosely retained or possessed, abandoned, shaken off, [ib.]
9) [from śithira] n. a loose fastening, looseness, laxity, slowness, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
10) [v.s. ...] a [particular] separation of the terms or members of a logical series, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚithila (शिथिल):—[(laḥ-lā-laṃ) a.] Loose, flabby, languid; ineffective; got rid of.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śithila (शिथिल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Saḍhila, Siḍhila.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚithila (शिथिल) [Also spelled shithil]:—(a) loose, lax; slow, tardy, languid; slack; weary; not hard or compact, flaccid; ~[prayatna] whose effort has been slackened; a spent-up force.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚithila (ಶಿಥಿಲ):—
1) [adjective] loose; slack; lax.
2) [adjective] hanging loosely; flaccid.
3) [adjective] lacking strength,energy; weak; feeble.
4) [adjective] falling to pieces or into disrepair; broken down; shabby and neglected; dilapidated.
5) [adjective] untied or let loose.
6) [adjective] separated or fallen (from the plant) (said of as a fruit, leaf, etc.).
7) [adjective] that is not clear; blurred; smudged.
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Śithila (ಶಿಥಿಲ):—
1) [noun] that which is lean; emaciated.
2) [noun] anything that is weak, feeble.
3) [noun] a dilapidated, broken down thing (as a structure).
4) [noun] the state of being destroyed; ruination.
5) [noun] a thing this is rare to find or is sparingly used.
6) [noun] a weak, feeble man.
7) [noun] a lazy, slothful man.
8) [noun] a thing characterised by looseness, lack of compactness.
9) [noun] (gram.) a compound of two consonants that is to be pronounced lightly (that which is reckoned as a short syllable, if not compounded with a long vowel).
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Śithiḷa (ಶಿಥಿಳ):—[adjective] = ಶಿಥಿಲ [shithila]1.
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Śithiḷa (ಶಿಥಿಳ):—[noun] = ಶಿಥಿಲ [shithila]2.
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)
Starts with (+8): Citilam, Shithilabala, Shithiladvitva, Shithilagatra, Shithilagollu, Shithilakshara, Shithilakundala, Shithilam, Shithilamati, Shithilambhava, Shithilapidita, Shithilapiditata, Shithilaprayatna, Shithilasamadhi, Shithilashakti, Shithilata, Shithilate, Shithilatevade, Shithilateveru, Shithilatva.
Ends with: Asithila, Atisithila, Gokarnashithila, Parishithila, Prashithila, Sushithila.
Full-text (+44): Asithila, Shithilata, Shithilabala, Sidhila, Shithilashakti, Shithilavasu, Shithilam, Piditata, Sathila, Shaithilya, Shaithilika, Shithili, Shithilavritti, Shithiladvitva, Shithilapiditata, Shithilambhava, Atisithila, Shithilapidita, Shithilasamadhi, Prashithilabhujagranthi.
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