Sanskrit

Noun

शल्य • ‎(śalya) n, m

1. a dart, javelin, lance, spear, iron-headed weapon, pike, arrow.

Noun

शल्य • ‎(śalya) m

1. Anything tormenting or causing pain (as a thorn, sting).
2. (Medicine) Any extraneous substance lodged in the body and causing pain (e.g. a splinter, pin, stone in the bladder).

Proper noun

शल्य • ‎(śalya) m

1. Name of a king of मद्र (maternal uncle of the sons of पाण्डु and esp. of नकुल and सह-देव, मद्री the wife of पाण्डु being sister to शल्य) in Mahabharata.

Descendants

• Telugu: శల్యుడు ‎(śalyuḍu)