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sloka

/ˈʃləʊkə/noun

उच्चारण श्लोक

श्लोक

Core word

nounslokas
  1. 1

    [C]

    a verse in Sanskrit, especially a two-line verse of the kind found in the Ramayana and the Bhagavad Gita

    श्लोक

    • The priest recited a sloka from the Gita.
    • Radhika learnt a sloka for the school prayer.

    Synonyms verse

⌂Word origin and word building

From Sanskrit shloka, meaning a verse or a hymn of praise.

यह शब्द संस्कृत के shloka से आया है, जिसका अर्थ पद्य या स्तुति है।