Shirshavartana, Śīrṣavartana, Shirsha-vartana: 2 definitions
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Shirshavartana 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 Śīrṣavartana can be transliterated into English as Sirsavartana or Shirshavartana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚīrṣavartana (शीर्षवर्तन).—submission to punishment.
Derivable forms: śīrṣavartanam (शीर्षवर्तनम्).
Śīrṣavartana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīrṣa and vartana (वर्तन).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚīrṣavartana (शीर्षवर्तन):—[=śīrṣa-vartana] [from śīrṣa] n. submission to punishment (if an accused person clears himself in an ordeal; See under śiras), [Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra]
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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