Shirakhanda, Śirakhaṇḍa: 1 definition
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Shirakhanda means something in Marathi. 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.
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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśirakhaṇḍa (शिरखंड).—n (śira Head, khaṇḍa Piece of candana &c.) Applied by the vulgar to the gandha of the forehead. Ex. āja tumhī śi0 lāvūna mōṭhē naṭalānta.
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śirakhaṇḍa (शिरखंड).—n Corrupted from śrīkhaṇḍa and used in its three senses. 2 The mark (whether stripe or not) of sandal-wood on the forehead. v lāva & vaṭa, umaṭa.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
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