Simhalaka, Siṃhalaka: 3 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySiṃhalaka (सिंहलक).—The island of Ceylon.
Derivable forms: siṃhalakam (सिंहलकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Siṃhalaka (सिंहलक):—[from siṃha] mfn. relating to Ceylon (with dvīpa m. ‘Ceylon’ [Catalogue(s)]), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] n. C°, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] brass, [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.
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