"शील" meaning in Sanskrit

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Noun

IPA: /ɕíː.lɐ/ [Vedic], /ɕiː.l̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Probably a derivative of शी (śī, “to lie down, rest”), with semantic interpretation as "that (such as morals, customs, and personal philosophy) which rests (firmly or unchangingly) within someone". "the moral ways that rest (within a person or society)". Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n|tr=śī́la}} शील • (śī́la) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-a-n|शी|ल|śī|l}}, {{sa-decl-noun|abd=शीलाभ्याम्|abp=शीलेभ्यः|abs=शीलात्|acd=शीले|acp=शीलानि|acs=शीलम्|dd=शीलाभ्याम्|dp=शीलेभ्यः|ds=शीलाय|gd=शीलयोः|gp=शीलानाम्|gs=शीलस्य|id=शीलाभ्याम्|ip=शीलैः|is=शीलेन|ld=शीलयोः|lp=शीलेषु|ls=शीले|nd=शीले|np=शीलानि|ns=शीलम्|title=Neuter a-stem declension of <i class="Deva mention" lang="sa">शील</i>|vd=शीले|vp=शीलानि|vs=शील|width=60}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलस्य}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीले}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलानि}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीले}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलानि}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलेन}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलाभ्याम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलैः}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलाय}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलाभ्याम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलेभ्यः}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलात्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलाभ्याम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलेभ्यः}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलस्य}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलयोः}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलानाम्}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीले}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलयोः}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलेषु}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शील}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीले}}, {{sa-decl-noun/cell|शीलानि}} Forms: śī́la [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], शीलम् [nominative, singular], शीले [dual, nominative], शीलानि [nominative, plural], शीलम् [accusative, singular], शीले [accusative, dual], शीलानि [accusative, plural], शीलेन [instrumental, singular], शीलाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], शीलैः [instrumental, plural], शीलाय [dative, singular], शीलाभ्याम् [dative, dual], शीलेभ्यः [dative, plural], शीलात् [ablative, singular], शीलाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], शीलेभ्यः [ablative, plural], शीलस्य [genitive, singular], शीलयोः [dual, genitive], शीलानाम् [genitive, plural], शीले [locative, singular], शीलयोः [dual, locative], शीलेषु [locative, plural], शील [singular, vocative], शीले [dual, vocative], शीलानि [plural, vocative]
  1. conduct, disposition, nature, tendency
    Sense id: en-शील-sa-noun-z83A-efp Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 7 14 23 18 19 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 14 23 17 19 7 7 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 36 43 4 16 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 40 44 3 13
  2. custom, practice, natural or acquired way of living or acting
    Sense id: en-शील-sa-noun-JC4iUJdH Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 7 14 23 18 19 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 7 14 23 17 19 7 7 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 36 43 4 16 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 40 44 3 13
  3. beauty, form
    Sense id: en-शील-sa-noun-JcQs2am4
  4. (Buddhism) morality, virtue, ethics
    Sense id: en-शील-sa-noun-re3B9Kf1 Categories (other): Buddhism, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 36 43 4 16 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 40 44 3 13 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: पञ्चशील (pañcaśīla)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pañcaśīla",
      "word": "पञ्चशील"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jv",
            "2": "ꦯꦷꦭ"
          },
          "expansion": "Javanese: ꦯꦷꦭ (shīla)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Javanese: ꦯꦷꦭ (shīla)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ms",
            "2": "sila",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malay: sila (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malay: sila (learned)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "sila"
          },
          "expansion": "Indonesian: sila",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Indonesian: sila"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaw",
            "2": "śīla",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "moral character; action, conduct"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Javanese: śīla (“moral character; action, conduct”)\n→ Balinese: ᬰᬶᬮ (sila, “conduct”)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: śīla (“moral character; action, conduct”)\n→ Balinese: ᬰᬶᬮ (sila, “conduct”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "sīla"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: sīla\n→ Burmese: သီလ (sila.)\n→ Khmer: សីល (səl)\n→ Lao: ສິນ (sin)\n→ Lü: ᦉᦲᧃ (ṡiin)\n→ Northern Thai: ᩈᩦ᩠ᩃ\n→ Shan: သီႇလႃႉ (sìi lâ̰a), သိၼ် (sǐn)\n→ Sinhalese: සීල (sīla)\n→ Thai: สีล (sǐil)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: sīla\n→ Burmese: သီလ (sila.)\n→ Khmer: សីល (səl)\n→ Lao: ສິນ (sin)\n→ Lü: ᦉᦲᧃ (ṡiin)\n→ Northern Thai: ᩈᩦ᩠ᩃ\n→ Shan: သီႇလႃႉ (sìi lâ̰a), သိၼ် (sǐn)\n→ Sinhalese: සීල (sīla)\n→ Thai: สีล (sǐil)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "ศีล",
            "lbor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: ศีล (sǐin) (learned)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: ศีล (sǐin) (learned)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably a derivative of शी (śī, “to lie down, rest”), with semantic interpretation as \"that (such as morals, customs, and personal philosophy) which rests (firmly or unchangingly) within someone\". \"the moral ways that rest (within a person or society)\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "śī́la",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-a-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलम्",
      "roman": "śīlam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीले",
      "roman": "śīle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलानि",
      "roman": "śīlāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलम्",
      "roman": "śīlam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीले",
      "roman": "śīle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलानि",
      "roman": "śīlāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलेन",
      "roman": "śīlena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śīlābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलैः",
      "roman": "śīlaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलाय",
      "roman": "śīlāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śīlābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śīlebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलात्",
      "roman": "śīlāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śīlābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śīlebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलस्य",
      "roman": "śīlasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलयोः",
      "roman": "śīlayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलानाम्",
      "roman": "śīlānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीले",
      "roman": "śīle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलयोः",
      "roman": "śīlayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलेषु",
      "roman": "śīleṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शील",
      "roman": "śīla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीले",
      "roman": "śīle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलानि",
      "roman": "śīlāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "śī́la"
      },
      "expansion": "शील • (śī́la) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शी",
        "2": "ल",
        "3": "śī",
        "4": "l"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-a-n"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "abd": "शीलाभ्याम्",
        "abp": "शीलेभ्यः",
        "abs": "शीलात्",
        "acd": "शीले",
        "acp": "शीलानि",
        "acs": "शीलम्",
        "dd": "शीलाभ्याम्",
        "dp": "शीलेभ्यः",
        "ds": "शीलाय",
        "gd": "शीलयोः",
        "gp": "शीलानाम्",
        "gs": "शीलस्य",
        "id": "शीलाभ्याम्",
        "ip": "शीलैः",
        "is": "शीलेन",
        "ld": "शीलयोः",
        "lp": "शीलेषु",
        "ls": "शीले",
        "nd": "शीले",
        "np": "शीलानि",
        "ns": "शीलम्",
        "title": "Neuter a-stem declension of <i class=\"Deva mention\" lang=\"sa\">शील</i>",
        "vd": "शीले",
        "vp": "शीलानि",
        "vs": "शील",
        "width": "60"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलस्य"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीले"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलानि"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीले"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलानि"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलेन"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलाभ्याम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलैः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलाय"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलाभ्याम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलेभ्यः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलात्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलाभ्याम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलेभ्यः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलस्य"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलयोः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलानाम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीले"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलयोः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलेषु"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शील"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीले"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलानि"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "conduct, disposition, nature, tendency"
      ],
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          "conduct",
          "conduct"
        ],
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          "disposition",
          "disposition"
        ],
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          "nature",
          "nature"
        ],
        [
          "tendency",
          "tendency"
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      ],
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        "custom, practice, natural or acquired way of living or acting"
      ],
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        [
          "custom",
          "custom"
        ],
        [
          "practice",
          "practice"
        ],
        [
          "natural",
          "natural"
        ],
        [
          "acquired",
          "acquired"
        ],
        [
          "way",
          "way"
        ],
        [
          "living",
          "living"
        ],
        [
          "acting",
          "acting"
        ]
      ]
    },
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        "beauty, form"
      ],
      "id": "en-शील-sa-noun-JcQs2am4",
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          "beauty",
          "beauty"
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          "form",
          "form"
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      ]
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 44 3 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "morality, virtue, ethics"
      ],
      "id": "en-शील-sa-noun-re3B9Kf1",
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "morality",
          "morality"
        ],
        [
          "virtue",
          "virtue"
        ],
        [
          "ethics",
          "ethics"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) morality, virtue, ethics"
      ],
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        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɕíː.lɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiː.l̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "शील"
}
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    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    }
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Javanese: ꦯꦷꦭ (shīla)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "lbor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Malay: sila (learned)"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Javanese: śīla (“moral character; action, conduct”)\n→ Balinese: ᬰᬶᬮ (sila, “conduct”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: sīla\n→ Burmese: သီလ (sila.)\n→ Khmer: សីល (səl)\n→ Lao: ສິນ (sin)\n→ Lü: ᦉᦲᧃ (ṡiin)\n→ Northern Thai: ᩈᩦ᩠ᩃ\n→ Shan: သီႇလႃႉ (sìi lâ̰a), သိၼ် (sǐn)\n→ Sinhalese: සීල (sīla)\n→ Thai: สีล (sǐil)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
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        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "शीलानि",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "शीलम्",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "शीले",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलानि",
      "roman": "śīlāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलेन",
      "roman": "śīlena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śīlābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलैः",
      "roman": "śīlaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलाय",
      "roman": "śīlāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śīlābhyām",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "शीलेभ्यः",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलात्",
      "roman": "śīlāt",
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śīlābhyām",
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      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śīlebhyaḥ",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलस्य",
      "roman": "śīlasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलयोः",
      "roman": "śīlayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलानाम्",
      "roman": "śīlānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीले",
      "roman": "śīle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलयोः",
      "roman": "śīlayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलेषु",
      "roman": "śīleṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शील",
      "roman": "śīla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीले",
      "roman": "śīle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शीलानि",
      "roman": "śīlāni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "śī́la"
      },
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      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ल",
        "3": "śī",
        "4": "l"
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    },
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        "abd": "शीलाभ्याम्",
        "abp": "शीलेभ्यः",
        "abs": "शीलात्",
        "acd": "शीले",
        "acp": "शीलानि",
        "acs": "शीलम्",
        "dd": "शीलाभ्याम्",
        "dp": "शीलेभ्यः",
        "ds": "शीलाय",
        "gd": "शीलयोः",
        "gp": "शीलानाम्",
        "gs": "शीलस्य",
        "id": "शीलाभ्याम्",
        "ip": "शीलैः",
        "is": "शीलेन",
        "ld": "शीलयोः",
        "lp": "शीलेषु",
        "ls": "शीले",
        "nd": "शीले",
        "np": "शीलानि",
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        "vp": "शीलानि",
        "vs": "शील",
        "width": "60"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "शीलम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "शीलस्य"
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      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीले"
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      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलानि"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीले"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलानि"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलेन"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलाभ्याम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलैः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलाय"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलाभ्याम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलेभ्यः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलात्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलाभ्याम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलेभ्यः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलस्य"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलयोः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलानाम्"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीले"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलयोः"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलेषु"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शील"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीले"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "शीलानि"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun/cell"
    }
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  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "conduct, disposition, nature, tendency"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "conduct",
          "conduct"
        ],
        [
          "disposition",
          "disposition"
        ],
        [
          "nature",
          "nature"
        ],
        [
          "tendency",
          "tendency"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "custom, practice, natural or acquired way of living or acting"
      ],
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        [
          "custom",
          "custom"
        ],
        [
          "practice",
          "practice"
        ],
        [
          "natural",
          "natural"
        ],
        [
          "acquired",
          "acquired"
        ],
        [
          "way",
          "way"
        ],
        [
          "living",
          "living"
        ],
        [
          "acting",
          "acting"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "beauty, form"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beauty",
          "beauty"
        ],
        [
          "form",
          "form"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "morality, virtue, ethics"
      ],
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        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "morality",
          "morality"
        ],
        [
          "virtue",
          "virtue"
        ],
        [
          "ethics",
          "ethics"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) morality, virtue, ethics"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕíː.lɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕiː.l̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "शील"
}

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