Shulva, Śulva: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śulva can be transliterated into English as Sulva or Shulva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsŚulva (शुल्व):—Element Copper-Cuprum with chemical symbol Cu at at. no 29
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚulva (शुल्व).—[śulb-ac]
1) A rope, string; ततो मन्त्रबलाच्छुल्बे तक्षके वज्रिणः करात् (tato mantrabalācchulbe takṣake vajriṇaḥ karāt) Bm.1.194; शुल्वं सुतस्य न तु तत्तदमुष्य माति (śulvaṃ sutasya na tu tattadamuṣya māti) Bhāgavata 2.7.3.
2) Copper.
3) A sacrificial rite or act.
4) The proximity of water, a place near it.
5) A rule, law, an institute.
-lvā, -lvī See above.
Derivable forms: śulvam (शुल्वम्).
See also (synonyms): śulba.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚulva (शुल्व).—Subst. mfn.
(-lvaḥ-lvā or lvī-lvaṃ) A rope, a cord, a string. n.
(-lvaṃ) 1. Copper. 2. A sacrificial observance. 3. An institute, a law. 4. A place near water. 5. A rope. E. śulv to measure, aff. ac; or śudh to be pure, &c., Unadi aff. van, and dha changed to la.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚulva (शुल्व).—n. 1. Copper. 2. A rope. 3. Institute, law. 4. A sacrificial observance. 5. A quantity of water.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śulva (शुल्व):—[from śulv] (or śulba) n. ([according to] to some also m. and a or f(ī). ) a string, cord, rope, [???; Sūryasiddhānta; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] a strip, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Pariśiṣṭa, [Catalogue(s); cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] also ‘copper’
4) [v.s. ...] ‘sacrificial act’
5) [v.s. ...] ‘conduct’
6) [v.s. ...] ‘vicinity of water’
7) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a man, [Śaṃkarācārya]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚulva (शुल्व):—[(lvaḥ-lvā-lvī-lvaṃ)] A rope. n. Copper; institute; quantity of water.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śulva (शुल्व) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Suvva.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚulva (ಶುಲ್ವ):—[noun] = ಶುಲ್ಬ [shulba].
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Sulva (ಸುಲ್ವ):—
1) [noun] 'the reddish-brown, malleable, ductile, metallic element copper (symbol: Cu.), which is corrosion-resistant and an excellent conductor of electricity and heat.'2) [noun] any article which is used in worshiping a god, sacred personage, etc., as copper plates, vessels, etc.
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: Shulvaja, Shulvala, Shulvana, Shulvari, Shulvasutra.
Full-text (+11): Shulba, Vangashulvaja, Shaulvika, Shulvari, Sulvu, Shulbopadhana, Shulbakarika, Shulbamimamsa, Shulbaparishishta, Shulbagninidhitika, Shulbakalpa, Shulbadipika, Shulbavrittivivarana, Suvva, Shulbarahasyaprakasha, Shulbabhashya, Shulbavarttika, Shulbasutrabhashyavarttikavyakhya, Shaulbika, Culvam.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 3: Metals, Gems and other substances (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 1 - Sulva-naga (copper-lead) < [Chapter XXXIV - Paribhasa (definitions)]
The Practice Manual of Noble Tārā Kurukullā (by Dharmachakra Translation Committee)
Chapter 7 < [Appendix - Sanskrit Text]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Introduction to the Vedas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 2.3: new and rare words < [Appendices]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa III, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Third Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa III, adhyāya 6, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Third Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa I, adhyāya 7, brāhmaṇa 3 < [First Kāṇḍa]
Baudhayana Dharmasutra (by Georg Bühler)