Shirshashoka, Śīrṣaśoka, Shirsha-shoka: 4 definitions

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Shirshashoka 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 Śīrṣaśoka can be transliterated into English as Sirsasoka or Shirshashoka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Shirshashoka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śīrṣaśoka (शीर्षशोक).—pain in the head.

Derivable forms: śīrṣaśokaḥ (शीर्षशोकः).

Śīrṣaśoka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīrṣa and śoka (शोक).

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

Śīrṣaśoka (शीर्षशोक).—[masculine] the same.

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

Śīrṣaśoka (शीर्षशोक):—[=śīrṣa-śoka] [from śīrṣa] m. pain in the head, [Atharva-veda]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shirshashoka 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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