Samarashiras, Samaraśiras, Samara-shiras: 2 definitions
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Samarashiras 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 Samaraśiras can be transliterated into English as Samarasiras or Samarashiras, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySamaraśiras (समरशिरस्).—n. the front or van of battle; समरशिरसि चञ्चत्पञ्चचूडश्चमूनाम् (samaraśirasi cañcatpañcacūḍaścamūnām) Uttararāmacarita 5.3.
Samaraśiras is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms samara and śiras (शिरस्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySamaraśiras (समरशिरस्):—[=sam-ara-śiras] [from sam-ara > sam-ṛ] n. (= -mūrdhan), [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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