Samgramashirsha, Saṃgrāmaśīrṣa, Samgrama-shirsha: 1 definition

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Samgramashirsha 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 Saṃgrāmaśīrṣa can be transliterated into English as Samgramasirsa or Samgramashirsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Samgramashirsha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Saṃgrāmaśīrṣa (संग्रामशीर्ष).—m. or nt., or °ṣā, f. (compare Sanskrit saṃgrāma-śiras, -mūrdhan, battle-front, van, front line, and Pali Dhammapada (Pali) commentary ii.227.1—2, gloss on saṃgāmaj-uttama, so saṃgāmajitānaṃ uttamo pavaro, saṃgāma-śīsa-yodho ti), lit. battle-van, front line, as one of a list of arts learned by a young prince, probably the art of leading, or fighting in the front line: °śīrṣe Mahāvastu ii.423.17; °śīrṣāyāṃ ii.434.13 (all items in the list are locs.).

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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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