English Explanatory Dictionary

shloka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A distich of Sanskrit verse, in which each line contains sixteen syllables.

Word forms

shloka shlokas sloka sloke śloka

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्लोक (śloka).

Derived words

sloka meter
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