Shairisha, Śairīṣa: 3 definitions
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Shairisha 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.
Shairisha has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śairīṣa can be transliterated into English as Sairisa or Shairisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚairīṣa (शैरीष):—und śairīṣa (von śirīṣa)
1) adj. gaṇa palāśādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 141.] vom Śirīṣa kommend: phala [Suśruta 1, 134, 12.] die Farbe einer Śirīṣa-Blüthe habend [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 80, 11.] —
2) n. Name eines Sāman [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 240],a. mahā ebend.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shairishaka.
Ends with: Mahashairisha.
Full-text: Shairishika, Shairishi, Mahashairisha, Shairishaka, Suvedas, Shirisha.
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