Sushlishta, Suśliṣṭa, Su-shlishta: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Suśliṣṭa can be transliterated into English as Suslista or Sushlishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: PurāṇasSuśliṣṭa (सुश्लिष्ट) refers to a variety of maṇḍapa (halls attached to the temple), according to the Matsya-purāṇa (verses 270.1-30). The suśliṣṭa-maṇḍapa is to be built with 36 pillars (stambha). The Matsyapurāṇa is one of the eighteen major purāṇas dating from the 1st-millennium BCE.
Accordingly (verse 270.15-17), “These maṇḍapas (e.g., suśliṣṭa) should be either made triangular, circular, octagonal or with 16 sides or they are square. They promote kingdoms, victory, longevity, sons, wife and nourishment respecitvely. Temples of other shape than these are inauspicious.”
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSuśliṣṭa (सुश्लिष्ट).—A maṇṭapa with 36 pillars.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 270. 4, 11.

The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySuśliṣṭa (सुश्लिष्ट).—a.
1) well-arranged or united.
2) well-fitted; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.
Suśliṣṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and śliṣṭa (श्लिष्ट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySuśliṣṭa (सुश्लिष्ट).—mfn.
(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭhaṃ) 1. Closely united or adhering to. 2. Well fitted. E. su, śliṣṭa united.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySuśliṣṭa (सुश्लिष्ट).—[adjective] close, tight; exactly fitting, well tallying.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Suśliṣṭa (सुश्लिष्ट):—[=su-śliṣṭa] [from su > su-śaṃsa] mfn. closely adhering, well joined or contracted, close, tight, [Kāvya literature; Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
2) [v.s. ...] well ratified, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] very conclusive or intelligible, [Mālatīmādhava; Jātakamālā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySuśliṣṭa (सुश्लिष्ट):—[su-śliṣṭa] (ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) p. Closely united.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Suśliṣṭa (सुश्लिष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Susiliṭṭha.
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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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Partial matches: Shlishta, Shu.
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