Shuladhara, Śū, Shula-dhara: 7 definitions
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Shuladhara 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 Śū can be transliterated into English as Suladhara or Shuladhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚū (शूलध�).�m. epithets of Śiva; अधिगतधवलिम्न� शूलपाणेरभिख्याम् (adhigatadhavalimna� śūpāṇerabhikhyām) Śiśupālavadha 4.65; R.2.38.
Śū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śū and dhara (धर). See also (synonyms): śūdhanvan, śūdhārin, śūdhruk, śūpāṇi, śūbhṛt.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚū (शूलध�).—m.
(-�) Siva. f.
(-) Durga. E. śū a pike or trident, dhara who holds.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚū (शूलधरा).—[adjective] holding a spear (Śiva).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śū (शूलध�):—[=śū-dhara] [from śū > śūl] mfn. bearing a spear (applied to Rudra-Siva), [Rāmāyaṇa; Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa]
2) Śū (शूलधरा):—[=śū-dharā] [from śū-dhara > śū > śūl] f. Name of Durgā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚū (शूलध�):—[śū-dhara] (�) 1. m. Shiva. 1. f. Durgā.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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 corpusŚū (ಶೂಲಧ�):�
1) [noun] = ಶೂಲಪಾಣ� [shulapani].
2) [noun] (pros.) a metre having four letters the firstone being long followed by two short ones and a long one ( -uu- ).
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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Full-text: Shulabhrit, Shulapani, Shuladhanvan, Shuladhruk, Shuladharin.
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