Sahasrashirsha, Sahasraśīrṣa, Sahasra-shirsha: 7 definitions
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Sahasrashirsha has 6 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Sahasraśīrṣa can be transliterated into English as Sahasrasirsa or Sahasrashirsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSahasraśīrṣa (सहस्रशीर्ष):—
1) adj. dass. [Weber’s Indische Studien 2, 7.] —
2) f. ā Bez. eines best. Spruches: jāpin [YĀJN. 3, 305.]
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: Shirsha, Sahasra.
Starts with: Sahasrashirshan.
Full-text: Sahasrashirshan, Sahasrashiras, Sahasraksha, Sahasrashirsh, Brahma, Japin, Dhrik, Purusha.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
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Verse 8.12.6 < [Chapter 12 - The Prayer and Armor of Lord Balarāma]
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
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Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
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