Shirahpradana, Śiraḥpradāna, Shiras-pradana: 3 definitions
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Shirahpradana 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 Śiraḥpradāna can be transliterated into English as Sirahpradana or Shirahpradana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚiraḥpradāna (शिरःप्रदान).—giving up the head or life.
Derivable forms: śiraḥpradānam (शिरःप्रदानम्).
Śiraḥpradāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiras and pradāna (प्रदान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiraḥpradāna (शिरःप्रदान):—[=śiraḥ-pradāna] [from śiraḥ > śiras] n. giving up the head or life, [Catalogue(s)]
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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.
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Partial matches: Shiras, Pradana.
Full-text: Shiras.
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