Shlok, Ślok: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Shlok means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Ślok can be transliterated into English as Slok or Shlok, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚlok (श्लोक्).—1 Ā. (ślokate)
1) To praise or compose in verse, versify.
2) To acquire.
3) To abandon, give up.
4) To heap together, collect.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚlok (श्लोक्).—[(ṛ)ślokṛ] r. 1st. cl. (ślokate) 1. To put together, to compose, as verses. 2. To heap together. 3. To acquire. 4. To relinquish.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚlok (श्लोक्).— (rather a [denominative.] derived from the next), i. 1, [Ātmanepada.] 1. To compose verses. 2. To be composed. 3. To acquire. 4. To abandon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚlok (श्लोक्):—([probably] [Nominal verb] [from] śloka below) [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] ślokate, to compose or be composed (saṃghāte), [Dhātupāṭha iv, 3] ([according to] to [Vopadeva] also sarjane and varjane).
[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 dictionaryShlok in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a (Sanskrit) couplet; hymn of praise; praise, glory; ~[baddha] composed into a [shloka], versified..—shlok (श्लोक) is alternatively transliterated as Śloka.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+15): Shlokabaddha, Shlokabhinayana, Shlokabhishma, Shlokabhu, Shlokacarana, Shlokadhikara, Shlokadipika, Shlokadvaya, Shlokadvayavyakhya, Shlokagautama, Shlokakalanirnaya, Shlokakara, Shlokakrit, Shlokam, Shlokamatra, Shlokapancaka, Shlokapancakavivarana, Shlokardha, Shlokasamgraha, Shlokashataka.
Ends with: Samshlok.
Full-text (+29): Sloka, Slok mchuu, Slok chuu, Shlokatraya, Shlokadipika, Shlokardha, Shlokatarpana, Shlokapancakavivarana, Shlokasamgraha, Shlokaya, Shlokabaddha, Shlokakalanirnaya, Samshlok, Shlokya, Shlokatva, Shlokadvayavyakhya, Shlokabhinayana, Shlokavali, Anushloka, Shlokakara.
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