Shirahpravarana, Śiraḥprāvaraṇa, Shiras-pravarana: 3 definitions
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Shirahpravarana 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 Śiraḥprāvaraṇa can be transliterated into English as Sirahpravarana or Shirahpravarana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚiraḥprāvaraṇa (शिरःप्रावरण).—a turban.
Derivable forms: śiraḥprāvaraṇam (शिरःप्रावरणम्).
Śiraḥprāvaraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiras and prāvaraṇa (प्रावरण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiraḥprāvaraṇa (शिरःप्रावरण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) A head-dress.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiraḥprāvaraṇa (शिरःप्रावरण):—[=śiraḥ-prāvaraṇa] [from śiraḥ > śiras] n. ‘h°-covering’, a head-dress, turban, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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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