Shiladitya, 艢墨濒腻诲颈迟测补, 艢颈濒腻诲颈迟测补: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms 艢墨濒腻诲颈迟测补 and 艢颈濒腻诲颈迟测补 can be transliterated into English as Siladitya or Shiladitya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
: Shodhganga: A critical appreciation of soddhalas udayasundarikatha艢颈濒腻诲颈迟测补 (啶多た啶侧ぞ啶︵た啶む啶�) is referred to by the author (So岣嶀笉hala) as the lord of Valabhi kingdom. There were seven 艢颈濒腻诲颈迟测补s in the Valabh墨 dynasty. This 艢颈濒腻诲颈迟测补 was a contemporary of Dharmap膩la of the Mandh膩t峁�-va峁兣沘, a king of Northern India. Ka濒腻诲itya, the broher of 艢颈濒腻诲颈迟测补 was a warrior.
So岣嶀笉hala writes that in the past there was king 艢颈濒腻诲颈迟测补 whose captial was at Valabh墨. His only younger brother was Ka濒腻诲itya by name. In the family of this Ka濒腻诲itya was born Ga峁囜笉apati, whose son was Sollapeya, who had a son Sura by name, from whom, by his wife Pamp膩vati, was born our poet So岣嶀笉hala.
Kavya (啶曕ぞ啶掂啶�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or 鈥榚pic poetry鈥� and natya, or 鈥榙ramatic poetry鈥�.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: Hinduism艢墨濒腻诲颈迟测补 (啶多啶侧ぞ啶︵た啶む啶�) is the title of an Indian king mentioned in the writings of the Chinese traveler Xuanzang (Hieun Tsang). Xuanzang mentions him as a Buddhist king of Kie-Jo-Kio-She-Kwo. Upon assuming the throne, Shiladitya gathered an army of 50,000 foot soldiers, 5000 elephants and 2000 cavalry. He subdued the five regions of India, and built 鈥渟everal thousand鈥� stupas on the banks of the Ganges, each about 100 feet high.
India history and geography
: OpenEdition books: 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补岣� (History)艢颈濒腻诲颈迟测补 (啶多た啶侧ぞ啶︵た啶む啶�) (or Sil膩icca) is the name of an ancient king, as is mentioned in the 痴颈惫颈诲丑补迟墨谤迟丑补办补濒辫补 by Jinaprabhas奴ri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (迟墨谤迟丑补蝉).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淪il膩icca fights against Ramkaa and the emir of Gajjana (cf. Gajjanavai) bought by the latter鈥�.
Note: The literary tradition of invasion of Gajni perhaps covers real events: the incursions of Arabs from Sindh in late 8th century. and in particular of Junaid (cf. Daia) put an end to the dynasty of Guhilaputra of Valabh墨 of which 艢iladitya VII was the last representative (cf. for example LA Vall茅e Poussin 1935 p. 139- Ray 1936 II p. 1156 citing the testimony of the Nausar墨 Grant of the C膩lukya prince Pulakesi Avanijan膩艣raya dated 739 in Bombay Gazetters vol. I, Part II p. 187-188).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary艢墨濒腻诲颈迟测补 (啶多啶侧ぞ啶︵た啶む啶�).鈥擺masculine] [Name] of [several] kings.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 艢颈濒腻诲颈迟测补 (啶多た啶侧ぞ啶︵た啶む啶�):鈥擺from 艣颈濒腻] (濒腻诲) m. Name of a king, [艢atru峁僯aya-m膩h膩tmya] (cf. 艣墨濒腻诲itya).
2) 艢墨濒腻诲颈迟测补 (啶多啶侧ぞ啶︵た啶む啶�):鈥擺from 艣墨la > 艣墨l] m. 鈥榮un of v掳鈥�, Name of various kings ([especially] of a son of Vikram膩ditya, also called Prat膩pa-艣墨la), [Buddhist literature]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)艢颈濒腻诲颈迟测补 (啶多た啶侧ぞ啶︵た啶む啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 厂颈濒腻颈峁弓补.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+8): Pratapashila, Silaitta, Sangapuri, Valabhi, Soddhala, Kaladitya, Silaicca, Kanyacala, Dhriti, Caitraratha, Vaibhraja, Arunoda, Mahabhadra, Shitoda, Padma, Kolika, Nandana, Takshaka, Vasuki, Mahapadma.
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