Shiracchedana, Śiraśchedana, Shirashchedana, Shiras-chedana, Śiracchedana: 6 definitions
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Shiracchedana 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.
Shiracchedana has 5 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Śiraśchedana and Śiracchedana can be transliterated into English as Siraschedana or Shirashchedana or Siracchedana or Shiracchedana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shirashchhedana.
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[Deutsch Wörterbuch]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚiraśchedana (शिरश्छेदन):—n. dass. vibudharipu [Oxforder Handschriften 64,b,40]; vgl. śirasaśchedanam [Spr. (II) 3312.]
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: Shiras, Chedana.
Starts with: Shiracchedanaka.
Full-text: Shirashcheda, Chedana.
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