Shiroveshtana, Śirōvēṣṭana, Śiroveṣṭana: 6 definitions
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Shiroveshtana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit terms Śirōvēṣṭana and Śiroveṣṭana can be transliterated into English as Sirovestana or Shiroveshtana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśirōvēṣṭana (शिरोवेष्टन).—n (S) Any wrapper or girding for the head; a turban &c.
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 DictionaryŚiroveṣṭana (शिरोवेष्टन).—n.
(-naṃ) A turban. E. śiras the head, and veṣṭana enfolding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiroveṣṭana (शिरोवेष्टन):—[=śiro-veṣṭana] [from śiro > śiras] n. a head-dress, turban, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiroveṣṭana (शिरोवेष्टन):—[śiro-veṣṭana] (naṃ) 1. n. Idem.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚirōvēṣṭana (ಶಿರೋವೇಷ್ಟನ):—[noun] any of various styles of headdress worn by men consisting of a length of cloth wound in folds about the head; a turban.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Veshtana, Shiras.
Full-text: Shiroveshti, Shiroveshta.
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