Vishiras, Viśiras: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viśiras can be transliterated into English as Visiras or Vishiras, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchViśiras (विशिरस्):—(2. vi + śi) adj.
1) kopflos [Mahābhārata 8, 4344.] [Harivaṃśa 2753.] von einem (fremden) Kopfe befreit [Mahābhārata 9, 2265.] —
2) ohne Spitze, ohne Gipfel: tāla [Harivaṃśa 13517.]
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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Starts with: Vishiraska.
Ends with: Dvishiras.
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