Shirshamaya, Śīrṣāmaya, Shirsha-amaya: 5 definitions

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Shirshamaya 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 Śīrṣāmaya can be transliterated into English as Sirsamaya or Shirshamaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

General definition (in Hinduism)

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Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Śīrṣāmaya (शीर्षामय) or “disease of the head”, is mentioned in the Atharvaveda (v. 4, 10; ix. 8, 1).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śīrṣāmaya (शीर्षामय).—any affection or disease of the head.

Derivable forms: śīrṣāmayaḥ (शीर्षामयः).

Śīrṣāmaya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīrṣa and āmaya (आमय).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śīrṣāmaya (शीर्षामय).—[masculine] the same.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śīrṣamāya (शीर्षमाय):—[=śīrṣa-māya] [from śīrṣa] m. Name of a man ([plural] his descendants), [gana] yaskādi.

2) Śīrṣāmaya (शीर्षामय):—[from śīrṣa] m. disease or morbid affection of the head, [Atharva-veda]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shirshamaya in German

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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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