Vedashiras, Vedaśiras: 4 definitions
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Vedashiras has 3 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Vedaśiras can be transliterated into English as Vedasiras or Vedashiras, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchVedaśiras (वेदशिरस्):—1. (1. veda + śi) n. das Haupt des Veda, Bez. einer mythischen Waffe [Oxforder Handschriften 52,b,38.] — Vgl. mano .
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Vedaśiras (वेदशिरस्):—2. (wie eben) m. Nomen proprium eines Ṛṣi [Mahābhārata 12,12759.] [Harivaṃśa 430. 14153.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 82.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa.4,1,45.6,15,14.8,1,21.5,3.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 52,17.] [Oxforder Handschriften 52,b,38. 71,a,23. 82,b, Nalopākhyāna 2.]
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Vedaśiras (वेदशिरस्):—3. (3. veda + śi) n. der Kopf des Veda genannten Besens [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 1, 11, 2.] = jānusadṛśaḥ pradeśaḥ Comm.
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, Veda, Veta.
Ends with: Manovedashiras.
Full-text (+4): Murdhanya, Vedashirobhushana, Tushita, Manovedashiras, Vedashri, Dhumrapatni, Kusharira, Kunetraka, Elaputra, Pivan, Kunibahu, Pivari, Markandeya, Kuni, Dhishana, Rajavan, Dhutapapa, Pramati, Mrikandu, Meru.
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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)
15. Yogācārya incarnation of Śiva < [Chapter 5 - Rudra-Śiva in the Purāṇic Literature]
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]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verses 2.13.11-14 < [Chapter 13 - The Story of Śeṣa]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 11 - The creation of Sages (saptarṣi) < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 59 - Pañcanada Comes into Being < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 10 - The Worlds Of Indra And Agni < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]