शल्य

Sanskrit

Etymology

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

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐl.jɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɐl̪.jɐ/

Noun

शल्य • (śalyá) stem, m or n

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

Noun

शल्य • (śalyá) stem, m

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

शल्य • (śalyá) stem, m

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

Descendants

• → Telugu: శల్యుడు (śalyuḍu)