Shirahshula, Śiraḥśūla, Shiras-shula: 6 definitions
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Shirahshula means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Śiraḥśūla can be transliterated into English as Sirahsula or Shirahshula, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureŚiraśūla (शिरशूल) refers to “migraine”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [as the Bhagavān teaches the offering manual of the root-heart] “[...] A Nāga cross-legged hand gesture should be made. The index finger should be like a serpent head. The little finger should be extended. This is the hand gesture for all Nāgas. Merely upon reciting, all Nāgas will be suppressed. Headache and migraine (śiraśūla) will arise for them. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚiraḥśūla (शिरःशूल).—head-ache.
Derivable forms: śiraḥśūlam (शिरःशूलम्).
Śiraḥśūla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiras and śūla (शूल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiraḥśūla (शिरःशूल).—[neuter] violent head-ache.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiraḥśūla (शिरःशूल):—[=śiraḥ-śūla] [from śiraḥ > śiras] n. violent head-ache, [Suśruta; Kathāsaritsāgara etc.]
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚiraḥśūla (शिरःशूल):—(nm) see [śira:pīḍā].
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Partial matches: Shiras, Sira, Shula, Cira.
Full-text: Sparsha.
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