Shirshatrana, Śīrṣatrāṇa, Shirsha-trana: 3 definitions
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Shirshatrana 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 Śīrṣatrāṇa can be transliterated into English as Sirsatrana or Shirshatrana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚīrṣatrāṇa (शीर्षत्राण).—a helmet.
Derivable forms: śīrṣatrāṇam (शीर्षत्राणम्).
Śīrṣatrāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīrṣa and trāṇa (त्राण). See also (synonyms): śīrṣarakṣa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚīrṣatrāṇa (शीर्षत्राण).—[neuter] helmet (head-protector).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚīrṣatrāṇa (शीर्षत्राण):—[=śīrṣa-trāṇa] [from śīrṣa] n. ‘head-protector’, a helmet, [Mahābhārata]
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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Partial matches: Shirsha, Trana.
Full-text: Shirsharaksha.
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