Shirosthi, Śirosthi, Shiras-asthi: 6 definitions
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Shirosthi 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 Śirosthi can be transliterated into English as Sirosthi or Shirosthi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚirosthi (शिरोस्थि).—n. (śirosthi) the skull.
Śirosthi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiras and asthi (अस्थि).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚirosthi (शिरोस्थि).—n.
(-sthiḥ) A skull. E. śiras the head, and asthi a bone.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚirosthi (शिरोस्थि):—[=śiro-sthi] [from śiro > śiras] (ras-as) n. ‘head-bone’, the skull, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚirosthi (शिरोस्थि):—[śiro-sthi] (sthiḥ) 2. n. A scull.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚirōsthi (ಶಿರೋಸ್ಥಿ):—[noun] the bony framework of the head, enclosing the brain and supporting the face; the skeleton of the head; the skull.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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