Sthandilashayika, Sthaṇḍilaśāyikā, Sthandila-shayika: 3 definitions

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Sthandilashayika 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.

The Sanskrit term Sthaṇḍilaśāyikā can be transliterated into English as Sthandilasayika or Sthandilashayika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Sthaṇḍilaśāyikā (स्थण्डिलशायिका) or Thaṇḍila-śāyikā.—(= Pali thaṇḍila-sāyikā; compare Sanskrit °śāyin, adj., sleeping on the bare ground), = prec.: Mahāvastu iii.412.16 = Divyāvadāna 339.23 (verse; same verse in Pali Dhammapada (Pali) 141, with same word), in Mahāvastu written thaṇḍ° (MIndic).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sthaṇḍilaśāyikā (स्थण्डिलशायिका).—[feminine] [abstract] to seq.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sthaṇḍilaśāyikā (स्थण्डिलशायिका):—[=sthaṇḍila-śāyikā] [from sthaṇḍila] f. idem, [Divyāvadāna]

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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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