Vedashira, Vedaśira, Vedāśira: 3 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Vedaśira and Vedāśira can be transliterated into English as Vedasira or Vedashira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVedaśira (वेदशिर):—m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Kṛśāśva [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 6, 20.] statt des erforderlichen acc. śiram hat die ed. Bomb. den nom. śirā[ḥ] .
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: Sira, Veda, Cira, Veta.
Starts with: Vedashiras.
Full-text (+5): Vedashiras, Murdhanya, Vedashirobhushana, Tushita, Manovedashiras, Vedashri, Dhumrapatni, Kusharira, Kunetraka, Dhishana, Elaputra, Pivan, Kunibahu, Pivari, Markandeya, Kuni, Rajavan, Dhutapapa, Pramati, Mrikandu.
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Search found 15 books and stories containing Vedashira, Vedaśira, Vedāśira, Vedasira, Veda-shira, Veda-śira, Veda-sira; (plurals include: Vedashiras, Vedaśiras, Vedāśiras, Vedasiras, shiras, śiras, siras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 2.13.11-14 < [Chapter 13 - The Story of Śeṣa]
Verses 2.13.19-20 < [Chapter 13 - The Story of Śeṣa]
Verse 2.13.4 < [Chapter 13 - The Story of Śeṣa]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.2.216 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Appearance]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter X - The descendants of the daughters of Daksa married to the Rsis < [Book I]
Chapter VIII - The greatness of the Vishnu-purana < [Book VI]
Chapter I - An Account of the several Manus and Manvantaras < [Book III]
Rudra-Shiva concept (Study) (by Maumita Bhattacharjee)
41. Other incarnations of Śiva < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]
15. Yogācārya incarnation of Śiva < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]
Keshidhvaja and Khandikya < [Sixth Section]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 9 - Śiva’s incarnations as Yogācāryas < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
Chapter 34 - The enumeration of Manvantaras < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
Chapter 5 - The nineteen incarnations of Śiva < [Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā]