The Sanskrit term Hastiśālā can be transliterated into English as Hastisala or Hastishala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the Kamikagama

Hastiśālā (हस्तिशाला) refers to “elephant stables”, according to the Kāmikāgama: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (kriyāpāda).—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Pūrvabhāga consists of 75 chapters (paṭalas) [...] In Chapters 35 to 48, we also find an account of construction and architectural practices but with a particular focus on housing and civil buildings. [...] Chapters 36 to 44 detail characteristics of various housing types according to how many constituent buildings they comprise, according to their architectural design, and according to their intended occupants (elephant stables, etc.) (hastiśālā-ādi).

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hastiśālā (हस्तिशाला).—an elephant-stable.

Hastiśālā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms hastin and śālā (शाला).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hastiśālā (हस्तिशाला).—f.

(-lā) A stall for elephants. E. hastin an elephant, śālā a hall.

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

Hastiśālā (हस्तिशाला).—[feminine] elephant-stable.

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

1) Hastiśālā (हस्तिशाला):—[=hasti-śālā] [from hasti > hasta] f. an el°-stable, [Mahābhārata; Kathāsaritsāgara]

2) [v.s. ...] Name of a place, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] (could be also -śāla).

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

Hastiśālā (हस्तिशाला):—[hasti-śālā] (lā) 1. f. An elephant stall or stable.

[Sanskrit to German]

Hastishala in German

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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: Shala, Hastin, Shaala, Cala.

Starts with: Hastishala-karana.

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Full-text: Hastishala-karana, Karana.

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