Shiradhvaja, Śīradhvaja, Sīradhvaja, Siradhvaja, Sira-dhvaja: 8 definitions
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Shiradhvaja 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.
Shiradhvaja has 7 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śīradhvaja can be transliterated into English as Siradhvaja or Shiradhvaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSīradhvaja (सीरध्वज):—adj. einen Pflug im Banner führend; m. Beiname Janaka's [UTTARAR. 76, 11 (98, 8. 9).] [MAHĀVĪRAC. 5, 9.] ein Sohn Hrasvaroman's [Viṣṇupurāṇa 4, 5, 12.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 13, 18.]
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: Dhvaja, Sira, Cira.
Ends with: Ushiradhvaja.
Full-text: Kushadhvaja, Janaka, Hrasvaroma, Dharmadhvaja, Bhanumat, Hrasvaroman, Kurujit, Agnisambhava, Sita.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXXXVIII - Genealogy of royal princes (solar race) < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 64 - The description of Nimi dynasty (vaṃśa) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 5.10.11-12 < [Chapter 10 - The Stories of the Washerman, Weaver, and Florist]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 13 - The Description of the Race of Nimi < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.15.195 < [Chapter 15 - Marriage with Śrī Viṣṇupriyā]