Shaishira, Śaiśira: 8 definitions
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Shaishira 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 Śaiśira can be transliterated into English as Saisira or Shaishira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Śaiśira (शैशिर).—A pravara.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 196. 54.
1b) A Kāśyapa and a Trayārṣeya.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 199. 12.
1c) Same as Sukumāra varṣam.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 122. 19.
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 dictionaryŚaiśira (शैशिर).—a. (-rī f.) [शिशिर-अण् (śiśira-aṇ)]
1) Belonging to the cold or dewy (śiśira) season; यस्य वै शैशिरे काले तडागे सलिलं भवेत् (yasya vai śaiśire kāle taḍāge salilaṃ bhavet) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 13.58.13.
2) Icy, covered with ice (himamaya); ततोऽहं वचनात्तस्य गिरिमारुह्य शैशिरम् (tato'haṃ vacanāttasya girimāruhya śaiśiram) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.167.15.
-raḥ A black kind of the Chātaka bird.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaiśira (शैशिर).—f. (-rī) Adj. Relating of the dewy-season. m.
(-raḥ) A species of chataka bird. E. śiśira, aṇ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaiśira (शैशिर).—i. e. śiśira + a, I. adj. Belonging to the cold season, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 738. Ii. m. The name of a mountain, [Arjunasamāgama] 3, 10.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚaiśira (शैशिर).—[feminine] ī relating to the cool season.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śaiśira (शैशिर):—mf(ī)n. (See śiśira) relating or belonging to the Śiśira or cool season, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.
2) composed by Śiśira, [Catalogue(s)]
3) m. Name of a teacher and founder of a supposed Śākhā of the Ṛg-veda, [ib.]
4) of a mountain, [Mahābhārata]
5) of a dark kind of Cātaka bird, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusŚaiśira (ಶೈಶಿರ):—
1) [adjective] cool; chilly; cold; frigid; freeezing.
2) [adjective] of or relating to the cold season of the year.
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Śaiśira (ಶೈಶಿರ):—[noun] the last two months of the Hindu lunar calendar (corresponding to February and March); the cool or dewy season.
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)
Starts with: Shaishirashakha, Shaishirasta, Shaishirastra, Shaishirayana.
Ends with: Phalashaishira.
Full-text: Phalashaishira, Shaishirashakha, Shaishiriyaka, Shaishireya, Shaishirayana, Shaishirika, Kanabhakshaka, Shyamacataka, Shaishiriyashakha, Shaishirastra, Kantay, Shaishiri, Shaishiriya, Shaisha, Udarda, Tushara, Marman, Shishira.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Aṅgirā < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Saptadvīpa (2): Śakadvīpa < [Chapter 4 - Geographical history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - Mārkaṇḍeya’s Further Query < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 31 - The Creation of Mountains and Rivers < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Jules Supervielle (1884-1960) < [April 1969]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 19 - Description of Plakṣa and other continents (dvīpa) < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]