Sthulashiras, Sthūlaśiras: 8 definitions
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Sthulashiras has 7 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Sthūlaśiras can be transliterated into English as Sthulasiras or Sthulashiras, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSthūlaśiras (स्थूलशिरस्):—adj. Dickkopf, m. Nomen proprium [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 1, 62, Scholiast] eines Ṛṣi [Mahābhārata 2, 106. 3, 10699. 12, 13221. 13, 1762.] [Harivaṃśa 9572.] eines Rākṣasa [Kathāsaritsāgara 2, 18.] eines Yakṣa [56, 95. fgg.] — Vgl. sthaulaśīrṣa .
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: Sthula, Shiras.
Full-text: Sthaulashirsha, Kanabhuti, Pingadatta, Dirghajangha, Shirsha.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 81 - The Importance of Gaṅgā < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 19 - Conversation of the Seven Sages < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CXXXV < [Tirtha-yatra Parva]
Section XXVI < [Anusasanika Parva]
Section CCCXLIII < [Mokshadharma Parva]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 85 - Granting of Boons to Durvāsas < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 255 - Glory of Ṛṣitīrtha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 5 - Redemption from Curse of Alaṃbuṣā and Vidhūma < [Section 1 - Setu-māhātmya]
Natyashastra (English) (by Bharata-muni)