shloka

plural shlokas · alternative sloka · alternative sloke · alternative śloka

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

   But it's not to be yet. There's a series of slokas to be recited.

   1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 268

   1 more example

   They had heard Swamiji on their radio sets describe yoga asanas and quote shlokas from ancient Sanskrit texts.

   2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 3