Shirahsthana, Śiraḥsthāna, Shiras-sthana: 3 definitions
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Shirahsthana 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 Śiraḥsthāna can be transliterated into English as Sirahsthana or Shirahsthana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚiraḥsthāna (शिरःस्थान).—main apartment; गतेष्वस्मासु राजा नः शिरःस्थानानि पश्यतु (gateṣvasmāsu rājā naḥ śiraḥsthānāni paśyatu) Pratimā 1.31.
Derivable forms: śiraḥsthānam (शिरःस्थानम्).
Śiraḥsthāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiras and sthāna (स्थान).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiraḥsthāna (शिरःस्थान):—[=śiraḥ-sthāna] [from śiraḥ > śiras] n. a chief place, [Mahābhārata]
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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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