Sahasrashikhara, Sahasraśikhara, Sahasra-shikhara: 6 definitions
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Sahasrashikhara 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 Sahasraśikhara can be transliterated into English as Sahasrasikhara or Sahasrashikhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSahasraśikhara (सहस्रशिखर).—A mountain for garuḍa birds;1 west of the Śitoda;2 of Daityas.3
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySahasraśikhara (सहस्रशिखर).—an epithet of the Vindhya mountain.
Derivable forms: sahasraśikharaḥ (सहस्रशिखरः).
Sahasraśikhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sahasra and śikhara (शिखर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySahasraśikhara (सहस्रशिखर).—m.
(-raḥ) The Vindh'ya mountain. E. sahasra, śikhara a crest.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sahasraśikhara (सहस्रशिखर):—[=sahasra-śikhara] [from sahasra] mfn. th°-peaked
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of the Vindhya mountains, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySahasraśikhara (सहस्रशिखर):—[sahasra-śikhara] (raḥ) 1. m. The Vindhyā mountain.
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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: Shikhara, Sahasra.
Full-text: Ambaranadi, Garuda.
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