Shirshacchedya, Śīrṣacchedya: 4 definitions
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Shirshacchedya 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.
Shirshacchedya has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śīrṣacchedya can be transliterated into English as Sirsacchedya or Shirshacchedya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shirshachchhedya.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚīrṣacchedya (शीर्षच्छेद्य):—(von śīrṣaccheda) adj. der geköpft zu werden verdient [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 1, 65.] [Amarakoṣa 3, 1, 45.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 373.] [Raghuvaṃśa 15, 51.] śīrṣacchedyaḥ sa te rāma du musst ihm den Kopf abschlagen [UTTARAR. 30, 11 (40, 2).] śīrṣacchedyaṃ tvāṃ karomi so v. a. ich werde dir den Kopf abschlagen [Bhaṭṭikavya 5, 45.]
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Partial matches: Shirsha.
Full-text: Shirshachedika, Shirshachedya.
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