Shilpasthana, Śilpasthāna, Shilpa-sthana: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śilpasthāna can be transliterated into English as Silpasthana or Shilpasthana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚilpasthāna (शिल्पस्थान).—skill in art; Buddh.
Derivable forms: śilpasthānam (शिल्पस्थानम्).
Śilpasthāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śilpa and sthāna (स्थान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚilpasthāna (शिल्पस्थान):—[=śilpa-sthāna] [from śilpa] n. skill in art, mechanical or manual skill, [Divyāvadāna]
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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Partial matches: Shilpa, Sthana.
Full-text: Sippatthana, Samsyandati, Samsyandate.
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