Shiralaka, Śirālaka, Sirālaka, Siralaka: 7 definitions
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Shiralaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. 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 Śirālaka can be transliterated into English as Siralaka or Shiralaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) Śirālaka (शिरालक).—A commander of Bhaṇḍa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 21. 81.
2) Sirālaka (सिरालक).—A son of Bhaṇḍa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 26. 48.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsSiralaka [सिरालक] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Cissus quadrangularis L. from the Vitaceae (Grape) family having the following synonyms: Cissus quadrangula, Cissus tetraptera, Vitis quadrangularis. For the possible medicinal usage of siralaka, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśiraḷaka (शिरळक).—f A pin or spike of bamboo (to tack leaves together &c.) 2 A splinter. v bhara, jā, śira. 3 esp. in pl--śiraḷakā Shooting or pricking pains. v māra, bhara, yē, nigha. 4 Whistling. v vājava, vāja.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚirālaka (शिरालक).—m.
(-kaḥ) A plant, (Cissus quadraugularis.) E. kan added to the last.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySirālaka (सिरालक):—[from sirā] m. Vitis Quadrangularis, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚirālaka (शिरालक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A plant, Cissus quadrangularis.
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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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