श्लोकśloka

श्लोक (śloka) is a Sanskrit word meaning sound or noise, a call or voice of the gods, fame, glory, praise, a proverb or maxim, a stanza, especially a particular kind of common epic metre, name of a Saman. Its 18 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them Multiple Core Meanings (Polysemy), Verse, Stanza, or Metrical Form, Sound, Noise, or Call.

Roots
1. श्रु (1. śru), श्रु (śru)
Etymology
E. श्लोक to compose, (as verses,) aff. अच्; according to the Rāmāyaṇa, irr. derived from शोक sorrow: the first verse ever composed, having been the involuntary expression of VĀLMĪKI'S grief at beholding a bird killed by a fowler
Definitions
18
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Meanings by context

Multiple Core Meanings (Polysemy)

7 definitions
1. Song. 2. Sound or noise. 3. Reputation or fame. 4. A couplet, stanza, or epic verse.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A stanza. 2. Specifically, a stanza in the Anushtubh metre. 3. Praise. 4. An object of praise. 5. Fame or renown. 6. A proverb.

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A verse or stanza. 2. A stanza in the Anushtubh metre. 3. Praise. 4. An object of praise. 5. A proverb or saying. 6. Fame.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Fame. 2. A verse or saying.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sound, noise, or report. 2. Fame. 3. A strophe or stanza, especially the epic Shloka.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sound. 2. Fame. 3. A strophe, especially the epic anustubh verse.

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. A hymn of praise. 2. Celebrity, renown, or fame. 3. A particular kind of common epic meter, the Anushtubh. 4. Any verse or stanza. 5. A proverb or saying.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Verse, Stanza, or Metrical Form

4 definitions
A stanza, especially a particular kind of common epic metre.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A verse or stanza. 2. Fame or celebrity.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A verse or stanza. 2. Fame.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A type of verse. 2. A poet.

The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Sound, Noise, or Call

2 definitions
sound or noise

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a call or voice of the gods

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Verb Root: To Compose

2 definitions
1. To compose verses. 2. To be composed.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

To compose verses or be composed.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Fame, Renown, or Praise

1 definition
fame, glory, praise

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Proverb or Maxim

1 definition
a proverb or maxim

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Specific Name (Proper Noun)

1 definition
name of a Saman

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.