Shyamashabala, Śyāmaśabala: 3 definitions
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Shyamashabala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śyāmaśabala can be transliterated into English as Syamasabala or Shyamashabala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśyāmaśabala (श्यामशबल).—m (S) The names respectively of two Cerberi or watch-dogs of Yama the regent of hell. Hence a term for two wicked persons who are constant companions in deeds of iniquity.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚyāmaśabala (श्यामशबल).—[masculine] [dual] the dark and the brindled (Yama's dogs).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚyāmaśabala (श्यामशबल):—[=śyāma-śabala] [from śyāma] m. [dual number] ‘bl° and spotted’, Yama’s two watch-dogs (regarded as sons of Saramā cf. [Ṛg-veda x, 14, 10-12]), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] ([Religious Thought and Life in India 283, 289, 329, 422]).
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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Partial matches: Shyama, Shabala.
Starts with: Shyamashabalavrata.
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