Avacinashirshan, Avācīnaśīrṣan, Avacina-shirshan: 2 definitions
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Avacinashirshan 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 Avācīnaśīrṣan can be transliterated into English as Avacinasirsan or Avacinashirshan, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Avachinashirshan.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAvācīnaśīrṣan (अवाचीनशीर्षन्):—[=avācīna-śīrṣan] [from avācīna > avāñc] mf(rṣṇī)n. having the head turned downwards, headlong, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa iv.]
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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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Partial matches: Shirshan, Avacina.
Full-text: Avacina.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa IV, adhyāya 5, brāhmaṇa 5 < [Fourth Kāṇḍa]