Silapatta, Sil膩辫补峁弓补, Shilapatta, Shila-patta: 12 definitions
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Silapatta means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections艢颈濒腻辫补峁弓补 (啶多た啶侧ぞ啶啷嵿) refers to a 鈥渇lat piece of stone鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽膩n膩r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淥n a flat piece of wood or stone (艣颈濒腻辫补峁弓补), on the ground or on sandy soil, the wise [person] should adopt a stable posture for the accomplishment of absorption. Thus, sitting cross-legged, sitting half cross-legged, thunderbolt, hero posture and the previously mentioned pleasant and lotus [postures] as well as abandonment of the body is highly thought of. [...]鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary蝉颈濒腻辫补峁弓补 : (nt.) a slab of stone.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySil膩辫补峁弓补 refers to: a slab of stone, a stone bench J. I, 59; VI, 37 (ma峁単ala掳); SnA 80, 117.
Note: 蝉颈濒腻辫补峁弓补 is a Pali compound consisting of the words 蝉颈濒腻 and 辫补峁弓补.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary艣颈濒腻辫补峁弓补 (啶多た啶侧ぞ啶啷嵿).鈥攎 S A levigating or grinding slab.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary艢颈濒腻辫补峁弓补 (啶多た啶侧ぞ啶啷嵿).鈥�
1) a flat stone for grinding &c.
2) a slab (of stone) used as a seat, stone-seat.
Derivable forms: 艣颈濒腻辫补峁弓补岣� (啶多た啶侧ぞ啶啷嵿啶�).
艢颈濒腻辫补峁弓补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 艣颈濒腻 and 辫补峁弓补 (啶啷嵿). See also (synonyms): 艣颈濒腻辫补峁弓补ka.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢颈濒腻辫补峁弓补 (啶多た啶侧ぞ啶啷嵿).鈥攎.
(-峁弓补岣�) A flat stone for grinding condiments, &c. E. 艣颈濒腻 a stone, and 辫补峁弓补 a flat surface.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢颈濒腻辫补峁弓补 (啶多た啶侧ぞ啶啷嵿).鈥攎. 1. a rocky seat, [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 2, 105, 6 Gorr. 2. a flat stone for grinding condiments.
艢颈濒腻辫补峁弓补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms 艣颈濒腻 and 辫补峁弓补 (啶啷嵿).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢颈濒腻辫补峁弓补 (啶多た啶侧ぞ啶啷嵿).鈥擺masculine] a slab or seat of stone.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢颈濒腻辫补峁弓补 (啶多た啶侧ぞ啶啷嵿):鈥擺=艣颈濒腻-辫补峁弓补] [from 艣颈濒腻] m. a stone slab (for sitting on or grinding), [Mah膩bh膩rata; K膩vya literature; V膩savadatt膩]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢颈濒腻辫补峁弓补 (啶多た啶侧ぞ啶啷嵿):鈥擺艣颈濒腻-辫补峁弓补] (峁弓补岣�) 1. m. A flat stone for grinding condiments upon.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus艢颈濒腻辫补峁弓补 (嗖多部嗖侧簿嗖矡喑嵿矡):鈥�
1) [noun] a flat, broad and fairly thick piece of stone, used to sit on.
2) [noun] such a slab (usu. fixed on to the floor in the kitchen, for grinding spieces on.
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.
Starts with: Shilapattaka, Silapattapokkharani.
Full-text: Muggavannasilapatta, Mangalasilapatta, Kalasilapatta, Shilapattaka, Shilaphalaka, Pata, Mangala.
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