Aindrashira, Aindraśira: 5 definitions

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Aindrashira 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.

The Sanskrit term Aindraśira can be transliterated into English as Aindrasira or Aindrashira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Aindraśira (ऐन्द्रशिर).—A species of elephant; Rām.2.7.23.

Derivable forms: aindraśiraḥ (ऐन्द्रशिरः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aindraśira (ऐन्द्रशिर).—[aindra-śira], m. A kind of elephant, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 70, 22.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aindraśira (ऐन्द्रशिर):—[from aindra] m. ([from] indra-śira Name of a country [commentator or commentary]), a species of elephant, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 70, 23.]

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Aindrashira in German

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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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