Shiraja, Śiraja, Shira-ja: 6 definitions
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Shiraja means something in 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 Śiraja can be transliterated into English as Siraja or Shiraja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚiraja (शिरज).—hair.
Derivable forms: śirajam (शिरजम्).
Śiraja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śira and ja (ज).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiraja (शिरज).—m.
(-jaḥ) The hair of the head. E. śira the head, and ja born.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śiraja (शिरज):—[=śira-ja] [from śira > śiras] m. ‘head-produced’, the hair of the head, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Sīraja (सीरज):—Name of a place, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiraja (शिरज):—[śira-ja] (jaḥ) 1. m. Hair of the head.
[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 dictionaryŚīrājā (शीराजा):—(nm) the stitching of the back of a book; organisation, integration; ~[baṃdī] stitching of the printed forms of a book; —[bikharanā] to get disintegrated, to be diffused.
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Partial matches: Sira, Ja, Cira.
Ends with: Kashiraja, Kshiraja, Pakshiraja, Sashirajan, Vashiraja.
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