Kirtishesha, Kīrtiśeṣa, Kirti-shesha: 5 definitions
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Kirtishesha 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 Kīrtiśeṣa can be transliterated into English as Kirtisesa or Kirtishesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKīrtiśeṣa (कीर्तिशेष).—survival or remaining behind only in fame, leaving nothing behind but fame i. e. death; cf. नामशेष, आलेख्यशेष (nāmaśeṣa, ālekhyaśeṣa); सरसीव कीर्तिशेषं गतवति भुवि विक्रमादित्ये (sarasīva kīrtiśeṣaṃ gatavati bhuvi vikramāditye) Vās.
Derivable forms: kīrtiśeṣaḥ (कीर्तिशेषः).
Kīrtiśeṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kīrti and śeṣa (शेष).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKīrtiśeṣa (कीर्तिशेष):—[=kīrti-śeṣa] [from kīrti > kīrt] m. ‘the leaving behind of nothing but fame’, death, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. ālekhya-ś, nāma-ś, yaśah-ś.)
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKīrtiśēṣa (ಕೀರ್ತಿಶೇಷ):—[adjective] left one’s fame behind; dead; deceased.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shesha, Kirti.
Full-text: Yashahshesha.
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