གསལ་ཤིང་

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གསལ་ཤིང། (Wyl. gsal shing ) n. Pron.: salshing

  • gripping, impaling spike, stake [Attributes and Implements]
  • Skt. शूलम्, śūla, Pron.: shula. From Sanskrit: a sharp iron pin or stake, spike, spit (on which meat is roasted) | any sharp instrument or pointed dart, lance, pike, spear (•esp. the trident of Śiva) | a stake for impaling criminals | 'to be fixed on a stake, suffer impalement' | with •Caus. of | 'to fix on a stake, have any one [acc.] impaled' | any sharp or acute pain (•esp. that of colic or gout) | pain, grief, sorrow | death | a flag, banner [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW