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Sanskrit vs Shloka - What's the difference?

sanskrit | shloka |

As nouns the difference between sanskrit and shloka

is that sanskrit is sanskrit while shloka is a distich of sanskrit verse, in which each line contains sixteen syllables.

sanskrit

English

(wikipedia Sanskrit)

Alternative forms

* (l) * (abbreviation):

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A classical language of India ("Indian Latin"), a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. Member of Indo-Iranian and thus Indo-European language family.

    • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    See also

    * Classical Sanskrit * Vedic Sanskrit * (sa) * Language list * Wikipedia in Sanskrit * Wiktionary in Sanskrit

    External links

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    shloka

    English

    (wikipedia shloka)

    Alternative forms

    * sloka

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A distich of Sanskrit verse, in which each line contains sixteen syllables.