Etymology

shloka

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Today it means: A distich of Sanskrit verse, in which each line contains sixteen syllables. Full definition →

Sanskrit श्लोक
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromश्लोक
  2. English todayshloka

From Sanskrit श्लोक (śloka).

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