དོ་ཤལ་

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དོ་ཤལ། (Wyl. do shal ) Pron.: doshal

  • Skt. हारः, hāra, Pron.: hara. From Sanskrit: bearing, carrying, carrying away, stealing | levying, raising | ravishing, charming, delightful (or `' relating to Hari | Vishṇu | relating to Hara or Śiva | taking away, removal | confiscation, forfeiture (of land, money) | waste, loss | war, battle | a carrier, porter | a divisor or division | a long syllable | a garland of pearls, necklace | to some, one of 108 or 64 strings [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW
  • Skt. निष्कः, niṣka, Pron.: nishka. From Sanskrit: rarely | a golden ornament for the neck or breast (also used as money) | later a •partic. coin varying in value at different times (= 1 Dīnāra of 32 small or 16 large Rettis, = 1 Karsha or Suvarṇa of 16 Māshas, = 1 Pala of 4 or 5 Su-varṇas, = 1 larger Pala or Dīnāra variously reckoned at 108 or 150 Su-varṇas, = 4 Māshas, = 16 Drammas | also a weight of silver of 4 Su-varṇas | a golden vessel | gold | a Cāṇḍāla [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW