Shandila, Śaṇḍila: 6 definitions

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Shandila 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 Śaṇḍila can be transliterated into English as Sandila or Shandila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)

Śāṇḍila (शाण्डिल) or Śāṇḍilasaṃhitā is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Hayaśīrṣasaṃhitā: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.—The passage listing these titles concludes by saying that originally there were only these twenty-five. Later on, however, saṃhitā-works multiplied in numbers. But all of them are to be understood to be derived from the ones named above.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śaṇḍila (शण्डिल).—[śaṇḍ-ilac Uṇādi-sūtra 1.53] A sage.

Derivable forms: śaṇḍilaḥ (शण्डिलः).

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

Śaṇḍila (शण्डिल).—m.

(-laḥ) The name of a Muni, and ancestor of a particular family of Brahmans. E. śaṇḍa an eunuch, and ilac Unadi aff.

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

Śaṇḍila (शण्डिल).—[masculine] [Name] of a man, [plural] his family.

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Śāṇḍila (शाण्डिल).—[adjective] belonging to or descending from Śāṇḍilya, [masculine] [plural] his descendants.

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

1) Śaṇḍila (शण्डिल):—[from śaṇḍ] m. Name of a man ([plural] his descendants), [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Taittirīya-āraṇyaka] (cf. śāṇḍila, lya)

2) Śāṇḍila (शाण्डिल):—mfn. derived from or enjoined by Śāṇḍilya etc., [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Lāṭyāyana]

3) m. [plural] the descendants of Śaṇḍila, [Taittirīya-āraṇyaka; Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra] (cf. [gana] kaṇvādi)

4) m. (sg.) [wrong reading] for śaṇḍila, or śāṇḍilya

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

Śaṇḍila (शण्डिल):—(laḥ) 1. m. Name of a sage.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shandila 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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