[ślok ac] 1 Praising in verse, extolling.

2 A hymn or verse of praise.

3 Celebrity, fame, renown, name; as in puṇyaśloka q. v.

4 An object of praise.

5 A pro- verb or saying.

6 A stanza or verse in general; ślokatvamāpadyata yasya śo- kaḥ R. 14. 70; pādaiścaturaḥ saṃyuktamidaṃ vākyaṃ samākṣaraiḥ. śocatoktaṃ mayā yasmā- ttasmācchloko bhavatviti Rām.

7 A stanza or verse in the Anuṣṭubh metre.