Shikhigriva, Śikhigrīva, Shikhin-griva: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śikhigrīva can be transliterated into English as Sikhigriva or Shikhigriva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚikhigrīva (शिखिग्रीव).—blue vitriol; तार्क्ष्यशैलं शिखिग्रीवं चक्षुष्यं यामुनं पुनः (tārkṣyaśailaṃ śikhigrīvaṃ cakṣuṣyaṃ yāmunaṃ punaḥ) Śiva B.3.18.
Derivable forms: śikhigrīvam (शिखिग्रीवम्).
Śikhigrīva is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śikhin and grīva (ग्रीव). See also (synonyms): śikhikaṇṭha.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚikhigrīva (शिखिग्रीव).—n.
(-vaṃ) Blue vitriol. E. śikhi for śikhin a peacock, grīvā the neck, ac added; being of the same colour.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚikhigrīva (शिखिग्रीव):—[=śikhi-grīva] [from śikhi > śikhā] n. blue vitriol, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚikhigrīva (शिखिग्रीव):—[śikhi-grīva] (vaṃ) 1. n. Blue vitriol.
[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 corpusŚikhigrīva (ಶಿಖಿಗ್ರೀವ):—
1) [noun] the neck of a peacock.
2) [noun] copper sulphate; blue vitriol.
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: Shikhi, Sikhin, Griva.
Full-text: Shikhikantha, Tarkshyashaila, Cakshushya.
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