शालि

See also: शालीन

Sanskrit

Etymology

From a substrate language according to Michael Witzel

Noun

शालि (śāli) m

  1. rice
  2. ricegrains
    • दशकुमारचरितम् दण्डिनः
      साकन्या तान्गन्धशालीन्संक्षुद्य मात्रया विशोष्यातपे मुहुर्मुहुः परिवर्त्य स्थिरसमाया भूमौ नालीपृष्टेन मृदुमृदु घट्टयन्ती तुषैरखण्डैस्तण्डुलान्पृथक्चकार
      sākanyā tāngandhaśālīnsaṃkṣudya mātrayā viśoṣyātape muhurmuhuḥ parivartya sthirasamāyā bhūmau nālīpṛṣṭena mṛdumṛdu ghaṭṭayantī tuṣairakhaṇḍaistaṇḍulānpṛthakcakāra
      having then stirred the scentful ricegrains and sun-dried them awhile on the ground, continuously overturning them at regular intervals and rubbing them cautiously with the surface of a tube, the maiden sundered their chaff from the unscathed grain
  3. cooked rice

Descendants

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