Shatashirsha, Śataśīrṣā: 5 definitions
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Shatashirsha 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 Śataśīrṣā can be transliterated into English as Satasirsa or Shatashirsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚataśīrṣā (शतशीर्षा).—Wife of Vāsuki, King of the nāgas (Udyoga Parva, Chapter 117, Verse 17).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚataśīrṣa (शतशीर्ष).—name of a nāga king: Kāraṇḍavvūha 2.10.
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Śataśīrṣā (शतशीर्षा).—name of a rākṣasī: Mahā-Māyūrī 243.27.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚataśīrṣa (शतशीर्ष).—[adjective] having a hundred heads.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śataśīrṣa (शतशीर्ष):—[=śata-śīrṣa] [from śata] mfn. h°-headed, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a [particular] incantation recited over weapons, [Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a king of the Nāgas, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
4) Śataśīrṣā (शतशीर्षा):—[=śata-śīrṣā] [from śata-śīrṣa > śata] f. Name of the wife of Vāsuki, [Mahābhārata]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shirsha, Shata.
Starts with: Shatashirshan, Shatashirsharudrashamaniya.
Full-text: Shatashirsharudrashamaniya, Rahu.
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