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sloka

sloka is the alternative form of shloka.

Meaning of shloka

Noun

shloka (plural shlokas)

  1. A distich of Sanskrit verse, in which each line contains sixteen syllables.
    • But it's not to be yet. There's a series of slokas to be recited.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 268

Forms of sloka

pluralslokas

Phrases with sloka

Questions about sloka

What is sloka the alternative form of?
Sloka is the alternative form of shloka.

Words near sloka in the dictionary

  1. slogs
  2. slogs away
  3. slogs one's guts out
  4. sloid
  5. slojd
  6. sloka
  7. sloka meter
  8. slokas
  9. sloke
  10. Sloley
  11. Sloleys

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