Brahmashiras, Brahmaśiras, Brahma-shiras, Brahman-shiras: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Brahmaśiras can be transliterated into English as Brahmasiras or Brahmashiras, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchBrahmaśiras (ब्रह्मशिरस्):—(2. brahman + śi) n. Brahman's Kopf, N. einer mythischen Waffe [Mahābhārata 1, 212. 5306. 5525. 3, 1644. 8417. 10, 609.] [Harivaṃśa 1344. 10705. 10789. fg.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 29, 7 (30, 7 Gorresio). 6, 23, 20.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 7, 19.] instr. śīrṣṇā [12, 1.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungBrahmaśiras (ब्रह्मशिरस्):—und śīrṣan n. eine best. mythische Waffe.
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: Brahman, Brahma, Shiras.
Starts with: Brahmashirahkhandana, Brahmashirohantri.
Full-text (+2): Brahmashirshan, Brahmashirahkhandana, Ambaradhara, Raktanulepana, Raktamalya, Sitoshnishin, Ushnishin, Raktambara, Raktambaradhara, Ekamasha, Sitavasa, Sitanulepana, Vidyadhipavrata, Sragvin, Sitasragvin, Vidyadhipa, Astra, Mantri, Sita, Ashvatthaman.
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 36 - Śiva’s incarnation as Aśvatthāman < [Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā]
Chapter 24 - Pippalāda incarnation of Śiva < [Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā]
Ramayana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XXVII < [Book 1 - Bāla-kāṇḍa]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 8 - Kuntī’s Eulogy of Kṛṣṇa and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Repentance < [Book 1 - First Skandha]
Chapter 7 - Punishment of Āśvatthāman < [Book 1 - First Skandha]
Chapter 12 - Birth of Parīkṣit < [Book 1 - First Skandha]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 155 - Dugdheśvara < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 43 - Defeat of Puṣkala and Śatrughna < [Section 5 - Pātāla-Khaṇḍa (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 12 - The dynasty of Yadu < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 25 - An Account of the Birth of the Moon < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 65 - The Nativity of Soma and Saumya < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]