शल्य

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel(h₃)-. Compare Ancient Greek κῆλον (kêlon, shafts (of arrows)), Old Prussian kelian (spear), Old Norse hali, Albanian thel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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शल्य (śalyá) stemm or n

  1. a dart, javelin, lance, spear, iron-headed weapon, pike, arrow

Noun

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शल्य (śalyá) stemm

  1. anything tormenting or causing pain (as a thorn, sting)
  2. (Medicine) any extraneous substance lodged in the body and causing pain (e.g. a splinter, pin, stone in the bladder)

Proper noun

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शल्य (śalyá) stemm

  1. a male given name, especially that of the king of Madra in the Mahabharata

Descendants

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