Adhahshiras, Adhaḥśiras, Adhas-shiras: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Adhaḥśiras can be transliterated into English as Adhahsiras or Adhahshiras, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchAdhaḥśiras (अधःशिरस्):—(adhas + śiras) adj.
1) mit nach unten gerichtetem Kopfe [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 69, 10.] —
2) n. Name einer Hölle [Viṣṇupurāṇa 207] ([WILSON]None im Text und im Index Adhośiras; vgl. adhomukha .)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungAdhaḥśiras (अधःशिरस्):——
1) Adj. mit nach unten gerichtetem Kopfe. —
2) m. eine best. Hölle [Wilson's Uebersetzung des Viṣṇupurāṇa ,6,4.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Adhas, Shiras.
Full-text: Adhahshirsha, Adhomukha.
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