Simhalila, Simha-lila, Siṃhalīla: 6 definitions
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Simhalila 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.
In Hinduism
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nāṭya-śāstraSiṃhalīla (सिंहलील) refers to a type of syllabic metre (vṛtta), according to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 16. In this metre, the first, the third, the fifth, the seventh and the eight syllables of a foot (pāda) are heavy (guru), while the rest of the syllables are light (laghu). It is also know by the name Siṃhalekha.
⎼⏑⎼¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⎼¦¦⎼⏑⎼¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⎼¦¦
⎼⏑⎼¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⎼¦¦⎼⏑⎼¦⏑⎼⏑¦⎼⎼¦¦
Siṃhalīla falls in the Anuṣṭup (Anuṣṭubh) class of chandas (rhythm-type), which implies that verses constructed with this metre have four pādas (‘foot’ or ‘quarter-verse’) containing eight syllables each.
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySiṃhalīla (सिंहलील).—a kind of coitus.
Derivable forms: siṃhalīlaḥ (सिंहलीलः).
Siṃhalīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms siṃha and līla (लील).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySiṃhalīla (सिंहलील).—m.
(-laḥ) A kind of sexual union thus defined:— “liṅgopari sthitā nārī kāntorusthapadadvayā . hṛdaye dattahastā cet siṃhalīlaḥ prakīrttitaḥ ..”
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Siṃhalīla (सिंहलील):—[=siṃha-līla] [from siṃha] m. (in music) a kind of time, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]
2) [v.s. ...] a [particular] kind of sexual union, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSiṃhalīla (ಸಿಂಹಲೀಲ):—[noun] (mus.) name of one of the (one hundred and eight kinds of) time-cycles.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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