SlokaH [ Slok ac ] 1 Praising in verse, extolling. 2 A hymn or verse of praise. 3 Celebrity, fame, renown, name; as in puRyaSloka q. v. 4 An object of praise. 5 A proverb or saying. 6 A stanza or verse in general; SlokatvamApadyata yasya SokaH R. 14. 70 ; pAdEScaturaH saMyuktamidaM vAkyaM samAkzarEH . SocatoktaM mayA yasmAttasmAcCloko Bavatviti Rām. 7 A stanza or verse in the Anuṣṭubh metre.