Shirahpranama, Śiraḥpraṇāma, Shiras-pranama: 2 definitions

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Shirahpranama 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 Śiraḥpraṇāma can be transliterated into English as Sirahpranama or Shirahpranama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shirahpranama in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śiraḥpraṇāma (शिरःप्रणाम).—bending the head.

Derivable forms: śiraḥpraṇāmaḥ (शिरःप्रणामः).

Śiraḥpraṇāma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiras and praṇāma (प्रणाम).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śiraḥpraṇāma (शिरःप्रणाम):—[=śiraḥ-praṇāma] [from śiraḥ > śiras] m. bowing or bending the head, [Bhartṛhari]

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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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