शीलवती

{ śīlavatī }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

ŚĪLAVATĪ   A heroine reputed for her chastity and fidelity to her husband. Her husband, Ugraśravas was cruel and vicious. Yet Śīlavatī used to adore him. Once Ugraśravas fell a victim to the disease of leprosy. From that time, Śīlavatī used to go about begging in the houses of Brāhmaṇas to feed and support her husband. After some time by her constant nursing, his condition was slightly improved. After that she continued her begging from door to door, carrying him on her shoulders. Once they happened to arrive in front of a huge mansion. Water was flowing in front of the gate and so Śīlavatī returned from there with her husband without stepping into the water. When they reached home, Ugraśravas asked his wife why she returned without entering the mansion. She explained that it was the house of a prostitute and to touch the water coming out of that house was sin. On hearing it, Ugraśravas felt an irresistible desire to visit that brothel. He expressed his desire to her. Quite obediently Śīlavatī took up her husband on her shoulders and went to the prostitute's house. (For more details see under Aṇī māṇḍavya, Anasūyā and Atri).

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : सच्चरित्रा

मराठी (Marathi) WN

adjective  चांगले चारित्र्य असलेली   Ex. चारित्र्य हेच शीलवती स्त्रीचे आभूषण आहे.

MODIFIES NOUN:

महिला

ONTOLOGY:

गुणसूचक (Qualitative) ➜ विवरणात्मक (Descriptive) ➜ विशेषण (Adjective)

SYNONYM:

साध्वी सदाचारिणी

Wordnet:

asm সৎচৰিত্রা

bd मोजां आखु

ben সচ্চরিত্রা

guj ચરિત્ર્યવાન

hin सच्चरित्रा

kan ಸಚ್ಚರಿತ್ರ

kas باکِردار

kok सच्चरित्री

mal സത്സ്വഭാവമുള്ളവളായ

mni ꯂꯝꯆꯠ꯭ꯐꯖꯕꯤ

nep सच्चरित्रा

ori ସଚ୍ଚରିତ୍ର

pan ਸੁਚਰਿਤਰ

san सच्चरित्रा

tam ஒழுக்கம்நிறைந்த

tel సత్ప్రవర్తనగల

urd نیک شیرت , پاکیزہ , نیک

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

See : सच्चरित्रा

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शील—वती  f.  f. N. of a woman, [Kathās.]

ROOTS:

शील वती

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

noun  एका महिला ।   Ex. शीलवत्याः उल्लेखः कथासरित्सागरे अस्ति
See : सच्चरित्रा