Shala definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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And he was as tall as a shala tree, and very strong, and very brown and hairy, and though his name was Babhru,[29] yet her father always called him Bruin,[30] and Aranyání knew him first only by the nickname: for when she was a child, he used to play with her, as often as he came.

—Bubbles of the Foam

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And he was as tall as a shala tree, and very strong, and very brown and hairy, and though his name was Babhru,[29] yet her father always called him Bruin,[30] and Aranyání knew him first only by the nickname: for when she was a child, he used to play with her, as often as he came. — Bubbles of the Foam
Do not yield to grief Dhritarashtra said, 'I think destiny is supreme, and exertion fruitless since even Karna, who was like a shala tree, hath been slain in battle! — The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
So then, after a little while, that _sannyásí_ entered, looking like a very _shala_ tree in height. — Bubbles of the Foam
That mountain was variegated with shala trees. — The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
12: A bright orange brick wall in a yoga shala kitchen. — The Kitchn