Vishamashila, Viṣamaśīla, Visamasila, Vishama-shila: 9 definitions
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Vishamashila 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.
Vishamashila has 8 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Viṣamaśīla can be transliterated into English as Visamasila or Vishamashila, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchViṣamaśīla (विषमशील):—m. Beiname Vikramāditya’s [Kathāsaritsāgara 120, 39. 121, 48. 124, 36.] nach ihm der [18te] Lambaka benannt [1, 9. -] [Pañcatantra 188, 9] fehlerhaft für viṣamaśilā .
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shila, Vishama, Cila.
Full-text: Bhutaketu, Vikramaditya.
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