As a deity name
Name 258 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
शूली · noun · masculine
त्रिशूल धारण करनेवाले, शिव । महादेव · खरगोश । शशक । खरहा · शूलरोग से पीड़ित व्यक्ति । वह जिसे शूलरोग हुआ हो — Śabdasāgara
शूली · noun · feminine
पीड़ा । शूल — Śabdasāgara
शूली · śūlī · adj.
(f. -inī), Suffering sharp pain; afflicted with colic; suffering from rheumatism — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 737
शूली · śūlī · s.f.
See سولي sūlī — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 737
Cited formation "शूली" is शूल + -ई: शूल means "A sharp or acute pain", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "शूली" is शूलना + -ई: शूलना means "अ॰ [हिं॰ शूल + ना (प्रत्य॰)]", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "शूली" is शूल + -ई: शूल means "A sharp or acute pain", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a kind of grass
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śūlī" is the nominative of "śūlin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "śūlī" is the nominative dual of "śūli" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
śūlī (ī), f. a kind of grass, L.
śūlī See under śūla, p. 1086, col. 3.
śūlin mfn. having a dart or pike, armed with a spear, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
one who suffers from sharp internal pain or from colic, Kauś.; Vcar.; Hcat.
śūli mfn. (mc.) = śūlin, armed with a spear, MBh.
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