Ashira, Aśira, Āśira: 10 definitions
Introduction:
Ashira means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Aśira and Āśira can be transliterated into English as Asira or Ashira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Aśira (अशिर).—A dānava.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 6. 5.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Aśira (अशिर) [=a-śira] refers to “the head of ‘A’”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] (9) Above that is the principle of Unstruck Sound; the head of ‘A’ (aśira), it is omnipresent. Like (the sound of a) mad bee, that is said to be lucid meditation. [...] (Perfect) contemplation (samādhi) is with (these) sixteen aspects and is (attained) within the form of the sixfold deposition (ṣoḍhānyāsa). He who knows this is (a veritable) Lord of Yogis, the others (who do not) are (just) quoting from books. Once attained the plane that is Void and Non-void, the yogi is freed from bondage”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
aśīra (अशीर).—a R W (a & śiraṇēṃ) Difficult of entrance; i. e. narrow or strait.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Aśira (अशिर).—[aś-irac]
1) The fire.
2) The sun.
3) Wind.
4) A demon; Name of a Rākṣasa.
-rā The wife of a Rākṣasa.
-ram A diamond.
Derivable forms: aśiraḥ (अशिरः).
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Asira (असिर).—[as kṣepe kirac]
1) A beam, a ray; यः सूर्यस्यासिरेण मृज्यते (yaḥ sūryasyāsireṇa mṛjyate) Ṛgveda 9.76.4.
2) An arrow, a bolt.
Derivable forms: asiraḥ (असिरः).
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Āśira (आशिर).—a. Voracious.
-raḥ 1 Fire.
2) The sun.
3) A demon.
Aśira (अशिर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. A name of the sun. 2. Fire. 3. A goblin or demon. f.
(-rā) The wife of a goblin. n.
(-raṃ) A diamond. E. aśa to eat, and ira affix; what eats sacrifices, &c.
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Āśira (आशिर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. Fire. 2. A goblin or imp. E. āṅ before aś to eat, kirac Unadi aff.
1) Aśira (अशिर):—m. (√2. aś) ‘consumer’, fire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Name of a Rākṣasa and f(ā). of his wife, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) n. a diamond, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Asira (असिर):—m. (√2. as), ‘an arrow’, a beam, ray, [Ṛg-veda ix, 76, 4.]
6) Āśira (आशिर):—[from āśa] 1. āśira m. ([Uṇādi-sūtra i, 53]) fire
7) [v.s. ...] a Rākṣasa
8) [v.s. ...] mfn. eating, voracious, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] (for 2. āśira See āśir.)
10) [from ā-śrī] 2. āśira (= āśir) n. (?) the milk mixed with the Soma.
1) Aśira (अशिर):—[a-śira] (raḥ) 1. m. A name of the sun; an imp: fire. n. A diamond.
2) Āśira (आशिर):—(raḥ) 1. m. Fire; an imp.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Aśira (ಅಶಿರ):—
1) [noun] the Fire-god.
2) [noun] the sun.
3) [noun] the Wind-god.
4) [noun] a mineral consisting pure carbon (that is the hardest natural substance known); diamond.
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Āśira (ಆಶಿರ):—[adjective] greedy in eating; devouring or eager to devour large quantities of food; gluttonous; voracious.
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Āśira (ಆಶಿರ):—
1) [noun] a person who greedily eats too much; a voracious man; a glutton.
2) [noun] the (all-devouring) fire.
3) [noun] the sun.
4) [noun] a demon.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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