Shailata, Śailāṭa, Shaila-ata: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śailāṭa can be transliterated into English as Sailata or Shailata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyŚailāṭa (शैलाट) (lit. “one who is living in a mountain”) is a synonym (another name) for the Lion (Siṃha), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚailāṭa (शैलाट).—
1) a mountaineer, a barbarian.
2) an attendant on an idol.
3) a lion.
4) a crystal.
Derivable forms: śailāṭaḥ (शैलाटः).
Śailāṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śaila and aṭa (अट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚailāṭa (शैलाट).—m.
(-ṭaḥ) 1. A lion. 2. A mountaineer, a savage, a barbarian. 3. An attendant on an idol. 4. Crystal. E. śaila a mountain, and aṭ to go, aff. ac .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚailāṭa (शैलाट).—i. e. śaila-aṭ + a, m. 1. A mountaineer, a barbarian. 2. A lion. 3. Crystal. 4. An idol.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śailatā (शैलता):—[=śaila-tā] [from śaila] f. ([Śārṅgadhara-paddhati]) the condition of a m°.
2) Śailāṭa (शैलाट):—[from śaila] m. a mountaineer, wild hill tribesman, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] a lion, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a Kirāta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] = devalaka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] crystal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚailāṭa (शैलाट):—[śailā+ṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. A lion; a mountaineer, barbarian; an attendant on an idol; crystal.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusŚailāṭa (ಶೈಲಾಟ):—
1) [noun] a man living in a hilly region.
2) [noun] a lion.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Shaila, Caila, Ta, Ata.
Starts with: Shailatanaya, Shailatanayatata, Shailatas.
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