Shaishira, Śaiśira: 10 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)
1a) 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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Śaiśira (शैशिर) refers to the “cold season” (during which time a specific regimen is suggested for elephants), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 11, “On the keeping of elephants and their daily and seasonal regimen”]: “32. A stall covered and provided with a fire; tepid brandy and rice liquor spiced with the three spices and pungent substances; in the evening food mixed with sour milk and broth; covering with blankets; measured indulgence in sugar cane, constant use of (the green fodders called) kabala and kuvala, regular exercise, abandonment of water play, and avoidance of grass—this shall be the regimen for the cold season (śaiśira)”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Śaiśira (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.
Śaiśira (शैशिर).—f. (-rī) Adj. Relating of the dewy-season. m.
(-raḥ) A species of chataka bird. E. śiśira, aṇ aff.
Śaiśira (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.
Śaiśira (शैशिर).—[feminine] ī relating to the cool season.
1) 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.]
Śaiśira (शैशिर):—(von śiśira)
1) adj. (f. ī) a) zur kühlen Jahreszeit in Beziehung stehend, zu ihr gehörig u.s.w. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 16, Scholiast] māsa, ṛtu, kāla [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 15, 4, 6.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 15, 57. 21, 28.] [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 7, 5, 14, 1.] [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 4, 26.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10, 2, 5, 14.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 4, 12, 1.] [Mahābhārata 3, 11875. 6, 5522.] [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 42, 26.] dhūma [Mahābhārata 12, 8662.] triyāmā [Harivaṃśa 5768.] marut, vāta [Spr. (II) 1915. 2302.] astra [Harivaṃśa 12732. 13181] (nach der Lesart der neueren Ausg.). [Kathāsaritsāgara 116, 71.] — b) von Śiśira stammend, von ihm verfasst: saṃhitā [MÜLLER, SL. 135. 369.] —
2) m. a) eine Sperlingsart (śyāmacaṭaka) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] — b) Nomen proprium eines Lehrers (neben śiśira) [MÜLLER, SL. 135. 369.] — c) Nomen proprium eines Berges [Mahābhārata 3, 11949. 7, 9242. 12, 12313.] [Harivaṃśa 12386] (śiśira die neuere Ausg.). — Vgl. phala .
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
Śaiśira (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.
Nepali dictionary
Śaiśira (शैशिर):—adj. → शिशिर [śiśira]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Shaishirashakha, Shaishirasta, Shaishirastra, Shaishirayana.
Full-text (+0): Phalashaishira, Shaishirashakha, Shaishiriyaka, Shaishireya, Shaishirayana, Shaishirika, Kanabhakshaka, Shaishirastra, Shyamacataka, Shaishiriyashakha, Udarda, Kantay, Shaishiri, Shaishiriya, Shaisha, Tushara, Marman, Shishira.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 31 - The Creation of Mountains and Rivers < [Book 3 - Bhavishya Parva]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 3 - Mārkaṇḍeya’s Further Query < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
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]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 334 < [Volume 2 (1905)]
Jules Supervielle (1884-1960) < [April 1969]
Isanasivagurudeva Paddhati (study) (by J. P. Prajith)