Shleshopama, Śleṣopamā, Shlesha-upama: 3 definitions
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Shleshopama 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 Śleṣopamā can be transliterated into English as Slesopama or Shleshopama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Śleṣopamā (श्लेषोपमा).—a comparison containing double meanings; शिशिरांशुप्रतिद्वन्द्वि श्रीम् सुरभिगन्धि च । अम्भोजमिव ते वक्त्रमिति श्लेषोपमा स्मृता (śiśirāṃśupratidvandvi śrīm surabhigandhi ca | ambhojamiva te vaktramiti śleṣopamā smṛtā) || Kāv.2.28.
Śleṣopamā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śleṣa and upamā (उपमा).
Śleṣopamā (श्लेषोपमा).—[feminine] a kind of comparison ([rhetorie]).
Śleṣopamā (श्लेषोपमा):—[from śleṣa > śliṣ] f. a comparison containing double meanings, [Kāvya literature ii, 28.]
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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