sloka
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sloka
First recorded in 1800–10; from Sanskrit śloka “sound, noise, stanza, hymn”
Example Sentences
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The verse of eight syllables is the source of all other metres, and the sloka or double distich is the stanza most frequently used.
From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch
A line is omitted here, which seems to want a parallel to make up the sloka.
From Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems by Milman, Henry Hart
Moreover, in the very sloka under discussion it is said that that being is the abode of the mind and the five vital airs, and this also is a characteristic attribute of the individual soul.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 by Thibaut, George
Hence also the sloka last referred to does not sublate the reality of the world.
From The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Ramanuja — Sacred Books of the East, Volume 48 by Thibaut, George
The &c. refers to the other exceptions in sloka 25.
From Hindu Law and Judicature from the Dharma-Sástra of Yájnavalkya by Edward Röer
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