The Sanskrit term Ślāghā can be transliterated into English as Slagha or Shlagha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ślāghā (श्लाघा).—f S Praise, commendation, eulogium, panegyric.

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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 dictionary

Ślāghā (श्लाघा).—[ślāgh-a]

1) Praise, eulogy, commendation; कर्णजयद्रथयोर्वा कात्र श्लाघा (karṇajayadrathayorvā kātra ślāghā) Ve.2.

2) Self-praise, boast; हते जरति गाङ्गेये पुरस्कृत्य शिखण्डिनम् । या श्लाघा पाण्डुपुत्राणां सैवास्माकं भविष्यति (hate jarati gāṅgeye puraskṛtya śikhaṇḍinam | yā ślāghā pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ saivāsmākaṃ bhaviṣyati) || Ve.2.4.

3) Flattery.

4) Service.

5) Wish, desire.

6) Pleasure, delight in anything.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ślāghā (श्लाघा).—f.

(-ghā) 1. Praise, flattery, eulogium. 2. Service, obedience. 3. Wish, desire. 4. Self-praise. E. ślāgh to praise, affs. aṅ and ṭāp .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ślāghā (श्लाघा).—[ślāgh + ā], f. 1. Flattery. 2. Praise, [Pañcatantra] iii. [distich] 33; Böhtī, Ind. Spr. 1155. 3. Boasting, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 56, 15. 4. Service. 5. Wish, desire.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ślāghā (श्लाघा).—[feminine] brag, boast, praise, glory.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ślāghā (श्लाघा):—[from ślāgh] f. vaunt, boasting, [Mahābhārata] (cf. [Pāṇini 5-1, 134])

2) [v.s. ...] flattery, praise, commendation, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc. (cf. [Pāṇini 1-4, 34; Kāśikā-vṛtti])

3) [v.s. ...] pleasure or delight in anything, [Jātakamālā]

4) [v.s. ...] service, obedience, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] wish, desire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ślāgha (श्लाघ):—(ṛ, ṅa) ślāghate 1. d. To praise, flatter, boast.

2) Ślāghā (श्लाघा):—(ghā) 1. f. Praise, flattery; service; desire.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Ślāgha (श्लाघ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Salaha, Salāhā, Sāhā, Silāhā.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shlagha in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ślāghā (श्लाघा):—(nf) praise, admiration, commendation.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Shlaghana, Shlaghane, Shlaghanem, Shlaghaniy, Shlaghaniya, Shlaghaniyata, Shlaghaniyatara, Shlaghate, Shlaghavaha, Shlaghaviparyaya.

Ends with: Ashlagha, Atmashlagha, Gunashlagha, Svashlagha, Upashlagha.

Full-text (+4): Atmashlagha, Gunashlagha, Salaha, Silaha, Shlaghavaha, Gunastuti, Shlaghanem, Upashlagha, Ashlagha, Ashlaghya, Sashlagham, Svashlagha, Shlaghya, Vyutkrama, Calakapurutar, Shlaghaviparyaya, Saha, Shlaghin, Aarm, Vaha.

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