Margashiras, Mārgaśiras: 4 definitions
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Margashiras has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Mārgaśiras can be transliterated into English as Margasiras or Margashiras, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMārgaśiras (मार्गशिरस्):—m. dass. [WEBER, Nakṣ. 2, 346, 4.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMārgaśiras (मार्गशिरस्):—m. der Monat Mārgaśīrṣa.
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Partial matches: Marga, Shiras.
Full-text: Margashirsha, Margashira, Agrahayana, Lahugiprabhu, Samantapai, Vahimaprabhu, Vrihimaprabhu.
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