Shakhavilina, Śākhāvilīna, Shakha-vilina: 2 definitions
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Shakhavilina 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 Śākhāvilīna can be transliterated into English as Sakhavilina or Shakhavilina, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚākhāvilīna (शाखाविलीन).—a. sitting on branches (as a bird).
Śākhāvilīna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śākhā and vilīna (विलीन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚākhāvilīna (शाखाविलीन):—[=śākhā-vilīna] [from śākhā > śākh] mfn. settled or sitting on branches (said of birds), [Kathāsaritsāgara]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
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