Shishirakala, Śiśirakāla, Shishira-kala: 4 definitions

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Shishirakala 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 Śiśirakāla can be transliterated into English as Sisirakala or Shishirakala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śiśirakāla (शिशिरकाल).—the cold season.

Derivable forms: śiśirakālaḥ (शिशिरकालः).

Śiśirakāla is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiśira and kāla (काल). See also (synonyms): śiśirasamaya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śiśirakāla (शिशिरकाल).—n.

(-laṃ) The dewy season: see the last. E. śiśira, kāla time.

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

Śiśirakāla (शिशिरकाल):—[=śiśira-kāla] [from śiśira] m. the cool season, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Śiśirakāla (शिशिरकाल):—[śiśira-kāla] (laṃ) 1. n. Dewy season.

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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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