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Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu

Sikatila (सिकतिल) refers to “soil made up of sand”, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil [viz., Sikatila], mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sikatila (सिकतिल).—a. [sikatāḥ santyatra ilac] Sandy; गतास्तुल्यावस्थां सिकतिलनदीतीरतरुभिः (gatāstulyāvasthāṃ sikatilanadītīratarubhiḥ) Bhartṛhari 3.38.

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

Sikatila (सिकतिल).—mfn.

(-laḥ-lā-laṃ) Sandy as a soil or country. E. sikatā sand, aff. ilac .

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

Sikatila (सिकतिल).—[adjective] sandy.

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

Sikatila (सिकतिल):—[from sik] mfn. consisting of sand, sandy, [Bhart.; Prabodha-candrodaya]

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

Sikatila (सिकतिल):—[(laḥ-lā-laṃ) a. Idem.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sikatila 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sikatila (ಸಿಕತಿಲ):—

1) [adjective] composed of, full of or covered with sand; sandy.

2) [adjective] like sand; gritty; sandy.

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Sikatila (ಸಿಕತಿಲ):—[noun] an extent of land whose surface is made of sand only; a sandy land.

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Sikatiḷa (ಸಿಕತಿಳ):—[adjective] = ಸಿಕತಿಲ [sikatila]1.

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Sikatiḷa (ಸಿಕತಿಳ):—[noun] = ಸಿಕತಿಲ [sikatila]2.

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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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