Shloka

noun

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Noun
  1. 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."

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"But it's not to be yet. There's a series of slokas to be recited."

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्लोक (śloka).

Related phrases

sloka meter

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