Unchashila, Uñchaśīla, Uncha-shila, Umchashila: 7 definitions
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Unchashila 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 Uñchaśīla can be transliterated into English as Unchasila or Unchashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Unchhashila.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUñchaśīla (उञ्छशील).—a. one who lives by gleaning grains, a gleaner.
Uñchaśīla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uñcha and śīla (शील). See also (synonyms): uñchavartin, uñchavṛtti.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUñchaśila (उञ्छशिल).—n.
(-laṃ) Gleaning corn or grains. E. uñcha gathering grain, and śila gleaning corn.
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Uñchaśīla (उञ्छशील).—mfn.
(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) One who lives by gleaning, &c. E. uñcha and śīla who practices.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUñchaśila (उञ्छशिल).—[neuter] gleaning (cf. śiloñcha).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUñchaśila (उञ्छशिल):—[=uñcha-śila] [from uñcha > uñch] n. the gleaning, gathering, [Manu-smṛti iv, 5; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. śiloñcha.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Uñchaśila (उञ्छशिल):—[uñcha-śila] (laṃ) 1. n. Idem.
2) Uñchaśīla (उञ्छशील):—[uñcha-śīla] (laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Who gleans and lives by it.
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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 corpusUṃchaśila (ಉಂಛಶಿಲ):—
1) [noun] the act of gleaning or gathering (the grains) in agricultural field.
2) [noun] the profession of or living by, so gleaning grains in agricultural field.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shila, Uncha, Cila.
Full-text: Unchavritti, Unchavartin, Vritti.
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