Shailaja, Śailajā, Shaila-ja: 10 definitions
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Shailaja has 10 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śailajā can be transliterated into English as Sailaja or Shailaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚailaja (शैलज):—
1) adj. im Gebirge geboren, montanus: Affen [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 39, 12.] —
2) f. ā Bez. zweier Pflanzen: = gajapippalī und saiṃhalī [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) n. Erdharz [Medinīkoṣa y. 108.] [Ratnamālā 125.]
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Śailāja (शैलाज):—n. dass. [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] wohl nur fehlerhaft für śailaja .
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Starts with: Shailajadhava, Shailajadhipa, Shailajamantrin, Shailajana, Shailajata.
Ends with: Antahshailaja, Himashailaja.
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