# शिलाजित् (śilājit)

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शिलाजित् (śilājit) is a Sanskrit word meaning bitumen.

- **Etymology:** E. शिला a stone, and जित् what conquers or excels — E. śilā a stone, and jit what conquers or excels
- **SLP1:** `SilAjit`  **IAST:** śilājit  **Devanagari:** शिलाजित्
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilajit
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/shilajit/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Bitumen (5 definitions)
- bitumen  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1073,2] शिला (śilā) — जित् (—jit) n. ‘rock-overpowering’, bitumen, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=217299 ]
- Bitumen  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शिला (śilā) जित् (jit) (śilājit) [Printed book page 845 ] शिला (śilā) जित् (jit) (śilājit) f. ( - जित् (jit) (-jit) ) Bitumen. E. शिला (śilā) a stone, and जित् (jit) what conquers or excels. [ ID=38371 ]
- bitumen  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शिलाजित् (śilājit) [Printed book page 763-b ] शिला - जित् (śilā-jit) ( त् ) ((t)) 5. f. Idem. [ ID=38016 ]
- bitumen  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शिलाजित् (śilājit) [Printed book page 719-13 ] शिला - जित् (śilā-jit) f. bitumen. [ ID=37782 ]
- Bitumen  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शिला (śilā) जित् (jit) (śilājit) [Printed book page 719-b ] शिला (śilā) जित् (jit) (śilājit) f. ( - जित् (jit) (-jit) ) Bitumen. E. शिला (śilā) a stone, and जित् (jit) what conquers or excels. [ ID=40219 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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