Sithila, Shithila: 18 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Shithil.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (啶多た啶ムた啶�):鈥擺艣ithilam] Loose, Unformed, Flabby; Flaccid
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (啶多た啶ムた啶�) refers to 鈥渇eeling exhausted鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur腻峁嘺 2.5.23 (鈥淥utraging the modesty of V峁沶d腻鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Sanatkum腻ra said to Vy腻sa: 鈥淸...] 艢iva, an expert in various kinds of sports, remained silent with face drooping down, utterly dejected, exhausted (艣颈迟丑颈濒补-补峁単补) and forgetful of his own prowess. Then Jalandhara hurriedly hit 艢iva in his chest, belly and the head with three arrows that went deep down as far as their feathered tail. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur腻峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch腻艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (啶多た啶ムた啶�) (Cf. A艣ithila) refers to 鈥渓axity鈥�, according to the Gaganaga帽japarip峁沜ch腻: the eighth chapter of the Mah腻sa峁僴ip腻ta (a collection of Mah腻y腻na Buddhist S奴tras).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淪on of good family, the morality of the Bodhisattvas becomes purified by these eight qualities. What are those eight? To wit, (1) never giving up the thought of awakening in order to purify thought ; (2) no thought of disciples or isolated buddhas in order to purify logical ability; (3) never giving up training in order to purify one鈥檚 vows; (4) not entering into any kind of birth in order to [purify?] one鈥檚 aspirations; (5) no laxity (补艣颈迟丑颈濒补) in order to purify the condition of non-stress; (6) transforming into awakening so as to purify one鈥檚 aim鈥欌��.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah腻y腻na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽腻p腻ramit腻 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysithila : (adj.) loose; lax; yielding.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySithila, (adj.) (Vedic 艣颈迟丑颈谤补, later 艣ithila) loose, lax, bending, yielding S. I, 49, 77=Dh. 346=J. II, 140; J. I, 179; II, 249; Miln. 144; DhA. IV, 52, 56; PvA. 13. In compn with 产丑奴 as 蝉颈迟丑颈濒墨掳, e.g. 掳产丑腻惫补 lax state Vism. 502=VbhA. 100; 掳产丑奴ta hanging loose PvA. 47 (so read for sithila掳). 鈥斅癶补苍耻 a kind of bird M. I, 429.鈥�Cp. 蝉补峁环颈濒补. (Page 709)
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻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ithila (啶多た啶ムた啶�).鈥攁 (S) Loose, lax, slack, flaccid, flabby; not compact, close, firm, or tight. 2 fig. Languid, spiritless, dull, unenergetic, infirm of act or of purpose.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English艣ithila (啶多た啶ムた啶�).鈥�a Loose, lax. Fig. Languid, dull.
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艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (啶多た啶ムた啶�).鈥�a. [艣濒补迟丑-kilac p峁涐梗o掳 U峁嚹錮i-s奴tra 1.53.]
1) Loose, loosened, slackened, relaxed.
2) Untied, unfastened; 啶掂た啶多啶班ぞ啶 啶侧き啶むぞ啶た啶︵ 啶� 啶多た啶ムた啶侧啷嵿く啶距が啶ㄠ啶оぎ啶膏啶う啷嵿ぇ啶ㄠ啶� (vi艣r腻ma峁� labhat腻mida峁� ca 艣ithilajy腻bandhamasmaddhanu岣�) 艢.2.6.
2) Severed, fallen from the stalk; 啶呧ぐ啷嵿啶膏啶啶ぐ啶� 啶多た啶ムた啶侧 啶氞啶啶むぎ啶苦さ 啶ㄠさ啶げ啷嵿げ啶苦啶�- 啶曕啶膏啶ぎ啷� (arkasyopari 艣ithila峁� cyutamiva navamallik腻- kusumam) 艢.2.8.
3) Languid, enfeebled, unnerved.
4) Weak, feeble; 啶呧ざ啶苦ぅ啶苦げ啶ぐ啶苦ぐ啶啶� (补艣颈迟丑颈濒补parirambha) Uttarar腻macarita 1.24 'fast or close embrace'; 1.27.
5) Flaccid, flabby.
6) Dissolved.
7) Decayed.
8) Ineffective, futile, vain.
9) Inattentive, careless; 啶膏啶啷嵿し啷嵿く啶距ぃ啶� 啶掂た啶氞た啶む啶班ぞ啶｀た 啶多た啶ムた啶侧ぞ啶多啶氞啶� 啶啶粪た啶む (subhak峁腻峁噄 vicitr腻峁噄 艣ithil腻艣caiva yo峁ta岣�) 笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补 (Bombay) 4.116.
1) Loosely done, not strictly or rigidly performed.
11) Cast off, abandoned.
12) Indistinct (as sound).
-lam 1 Laxity, looseness.
2) Slowness. (艣颈迟丑颈濒墨办峁� means
1) to loosen, unfasten, untie.
2) To relax, slacken; (艣颈迟丑颈濒墨办峁泃e'dhik峁泃ak峁泃yavidhau Kir腻t腻rjun墨ya 6.3.
3) to weaken, impair, enfeeble.
4) to give up, abandon; 腻tmanyavaj帽腻峁� 艣ithil墨cak腻ra R.2.41. 艣ithil墨产丑奴
1) to be slackened or relaxed.
2) to fall off from; etat tu m腻峁� dahati na峁ａ弓adhan腻艣rayasya yat sauh峁沝腻dapi jan腻岣� 艣ithil墨bhavanti M峁沜chaka峁璱ka 1.13).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (啶多た啶ムた啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-濒补岣�-濒腻-濒补峁�) 1. Loose, lax, flaccid, flabby. 2. Languid, inert, feeble. 3. Ineffective, unenergetic. 4. Relaxed, slackened. 5. Not rigidly observed. 6. Loosely retained or possessed. 7. Abandoned, got rid of, shaken off. E. 艣濒补迟丑 to be lax or loose, Unadi aff. kilac; the form irr.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (啶多た啶ムた啶�).鈥� (cf. 艣濒补迟丑), adj. 1. Loose, [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 115; [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] ii. [distich] 143; loosened, [Meghad奴ta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 69. 2. Flaccid, faded, [艢腻kuntala, (ed. B枚htlingk.)] [distich] 41. 3. Feeble, languid, [Bhart峁沨ari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 22. 4. Ineffective. 5. Relaxed, dissolved, [顿补艣补办耻尘腻谤补肠补谤颈迟补] in
艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (啶多た啶ムた啶�).鈥擺adjective] loose, flaccid, languid, trembling, feeble.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (啶多た啶ムた啶�):鈥擺from 艣颈迟丑颈谤补] mf(腻)n. (collateral form of [preceding]) loose, slack, lax, relaxed, untied, flaccid, not rigid or compact, [Taittir墨ya-sa峁僪it腻] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] soft, pliant, supple, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补]
3) [v.s. ...] unsteady, tremulous, [Mah腻bh腻rata]
4) [v.s. ...] languid, inert, unenergetic, weak, feeble, [Mah腻bh腻rata; K腻vya literature] etc.
5) [v.s. ...] careless in ([locative case]), [R腻m腻ya峁嘺]
6) [v.s. ...] indistinct (as sound), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal腻yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] not rigidly observed, [Horace H. Wilson]
8) [v.s. ...] loosely retained or possessed, abandoned, shaken off, [ib.]
9) [from 艣颈迟丑颈谤补] n. a loose fastening, looseness, laxity, slowness, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
10) [v.s. ...] a [particular] separation of the terms or members of a logical series, [ib.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (啶多た啶ムた啶�):鈥擺(la岣�-l腻-la峁�) a.] Loose, flabby, languid; ineffective; got rid of.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (啶多た啶ムた啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 厂补岣峢颈濒补, 厂颈岣峢颈濒补.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (啶多た啶ムた啶�) [Also spelled shithil]:鈥�(a) loose, lax; slow, tardy, languid; slack; weary; not hard or compact, flaccid; ~[prayatna] whose effort has been slackened; a spent-up force.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (嗖多部嗖ム部嗖�):鈥�
1) [adjective] loose; slack; lax.
2) [adjective] hanging loosely; flaccid.
3) [adjective] lacking strength,energy; weak; feeble.
4) [adjective] falling to pieces or into disrepair; broken down; shabby and neglected; dilapidated.
5) [adjective] untied or let loose.
6) [adjective] separated or fallen (from the plant) (said of as a fruit, leaf, etc.).
7) [adjective] that is not clear; blurred; smudged.
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艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (嗖多部嗖ム部嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] that which is lean; emaciated.
2) [noun] anything that is weak, feeble.
3) [noun] a dilapidated, broken down thing (as a structure).
4) [noun] the state of being destroyed; ruination.
5) [noun] a thing this is rare to find or is sparingly used.
6) [noun] a weak, feeble man.
7) [noun] a lazy, slothful man.
8) [noun] a thing characterised by looseness, lack of compactness.
9) [noun] (gram.) a compound of two consonants that is to be pronounced lightly (that which is reckoned as a short syllable, if not compounded with a long vowel).
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艢ithi岣穉 (嗖多部嗖ム部嗖�):鈥擺adjective] = 嗖多部嗖ム部嗖� [shithila]1.
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艢ithi岣穉 (嗖多部嗖ム部嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖多部嗖ム部嗖� [shithila]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary艢颈迟丑颈濒补 (啶多た啶ムた啶�):鈥攁dj. 1. loose; slack; loosened; 2. weak; relaxed; tired; 3. lax; indolent; 4. laxly performed or observed; slow;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+8): Shithilabala, Shithiladvitva, Shithilagatra, Shithilagollu, Shithilakshara, Shithilakundala, Shithilam, Shithilamati, Shithilambhava, Shithilanga, Shithilapidita, Shithilapiditata, Shithilaprayatna, Shithilasamadhi, Shithilashakti, Shithilata, Shithilate, Shithilatevade, Shithilateveru, Shithilatva.
Full-text (+46): Asithila, Shithilata, Prashithila, Shithilam, Shithilabala, Shithilashakti, Shithilavasu, Parishithila, Shithilasamadhi, Shithilatva, Shithilambhava, Gokarnashithila, Atisithila, Shithiladvitva, Shithilavritti, Shithilapidita, Shithilaprayatna, Sushithila, Shithilamati, Piditata.
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