Avakshirasa, Avākśirasa, Avak-shirasa: 1 definition
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Avakshirasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Avākśirasa can be transliterated into English as Avaksirasa or Avakshirasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAvākśirasa (अवाक्शिरस).—a. having the head hung downwards; स मूढो नरकं याति कालसूत्रमवाक्शिराः (sa mūḍho narakaṃ yāti kālasūtramavākśirāḥ) Manusmṛti 3.249,8.94,11.73.
Avākśirasa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms avāk and śirasa (शिरस).
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: Shirasa, Avak.
Full-text: Avacina.
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