Dashashirsha, Daśaśīrṣa, Dashan-shirsha: 5 definitions
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Dashashirsha 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 Daśaśīrṣa can be transliterated into English as Dasasirsa or Dashashirsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśaśīrṣa (दशशीर्ष).—m. 1. a name of Rāvaṇa, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 10, 22. 2. a spell, ib. 1, 30, 5.
Daśaśīrṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms daśan and śīrṣa (शीर्ष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDaśaśīrṣa (दशशीर्ष).—[adjective] ten-headed; [masculine] [Epithet] of Ravana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Daśaśīrṣa (दशशीर्ष):—[=daśa-śīrṣa] [from daśa] mfn. (daś) ten-headed, [Atharva-veda iv, 6, 1; Mahābhārata i, 2162]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Rāvaṇa, [Rāmāyaṇa iv, 10, 22]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a magical formula pronounced over weapons, [i, 30, 5.]
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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: Dasa, Shirsha, Tacan, Taca.
Full-text: Trishirsha.
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