Shirahkampa, Śiraḥkampa: 5 definitions
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Shirahkampa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Śiraḥkampa can be transliterated into English as Sirahkampa or Shirahkampa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśiraḥkampa (शिरःकंप).—m (S) śiraḥkampana n S Shaking of the head.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiraḥkampa (शिरःकम्प).—[masculine] shaking of the head; [adjective] mpin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiraḥkampa (शिरःकम्प):—[=śiraḥ-kampa] [from śiraḥ > śiras] m. the act of shaking the head (also [plural]), [Mahābhārata; Rājataraṅgiṇī]
[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 corpusŚiraḥkaṃpa (ಶಿರಃಕಂಪ):—
1) [noun] the act of moving the head to the left and right slowly (as in appreciation or enjoyment).
2) [noun] a shivering or unstability of the head (which happens due to old age, in some persons).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
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