Shashikirana, Śaśikiraṇa, Shashi-kirana: 4 definitions
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Shashikirana 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 Śaśikiraṇa can be transliterated into English as Sasikirana or Shashikirana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Śaśikiraṇa (शशिकिरण) refers to the “rays of the moon”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, while discussing the sacred seat Oṃkārapīṭha: “Born from the syllable OṂ of the Transmental, it is like the rays of the moon [i.e., śaśikiraṇa] and is divided into sixty-four units. The divine Śrīkhañjinī, who is the treasure of the qualities of Praṇava, and whose form is the energy of the Void, has arisen (there). The Yoginīs who are born from (this seat) with (beautiful) newly formed bodies are eight, along with the eight Bhairavas and eight heroes together with the eight divine maids (dūtī) spread out in the ten directions [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Śaśikiraṇa (शशिकिरण) refers to “that which appear bright like the moon” and is used to describe certain Ketus (i.e., luminous bodies such as comets and meteors), according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 11), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The Ketus or comets that appear bright like the moon, silver, snow, white jasmine and the white water lily [i.e., śaśikiraṇa—śaśikiraṇarajatahimakumudakundakusumopamāḥ] are the sons of the moon; they appear in the north and are in number; when they appear mankind will be happy. A single comet possessing three tails and three colours is called Brahmadaṇḍa (born of the creator); it appears anywhere; when it appears the world will come to an end. Thus have been stated briefly 101 Ketus and we will now proceed to state clearly the 1,000 Ketus already referred to”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Śaśikiraṇa (शशिकिरण):—[=śaśi-kiraṇa] [from śaśi > śaś] m. = -kara, [Suśruta]
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
Śaśikiraṇa (ಶಶಿಕಿರಣ):—[noun] the moonlight.
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)
Partial matches: Shashi, Kirana, Shashi, Shashi, Shashi, Saci.
Full-text: Shashipada, Shrikhanjini.
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