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shloka
shloka
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Noun
shloka (plural shlokas)
- A distich of Sanskrit verse, in which each line contains sixteen syllables.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 268:
- But it's not to be yet. There's a series of slokas to be recited.
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2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin 2014, p. 3:
- They had heard Swamiji on their radio sets describe yoga asanas and quote shlokas from ancient Sanskrit texts.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 268: