Shilpika, Śilpika: 8 definitions
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Shilpika 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.
Shilpika has 8 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śilpika can be transliterated into English as Silpika or Shilpika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚilpika (शिल्पिक):—(von 2. śilpa) adj. sich auf die Künste verstehend: Śiva [Mahābhārata 12, 10422.] nach [Nīlakaṇṭha] = alpaśilpin .
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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Starts with: Shilpikarman.
Full-text: Shilpaka, Sippia, Kshetraja, Mriducchada, Shilpin, Sita.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 242 - Eighteen Prakṛtis (Castes and Sub-castes) < [Section 1 - Tīrtha-māhātmya]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCLXXXV < [Mokshadharma Parva]