Shishirakirana, Śiśirakiraṇa, Shishira-kirana: 4 definitions

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Shishirakirana 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 Śiśirakiraṇa can be transliterated into English as Sisirakirana or Shishirakirana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Śiśirakiraṇa (शिशिरकिरण).—the moon; बुध इव शिशिरांशोः (budha iva śiśirāṃśoḥ) V.5.21; शिशिरकिरणकान्तं वासरान्तेऽभिसार्य (śiśirakiraṇakāntaṃ vāsarānte'bhisārya) Śiśupālavadha 11.21; शिशिरदीधितिना रजन्यः (śiśiradīdhitinā rajanyaḥ) Ṛtusaṃhāra 3.2.

Derivable forms: śiśirakiraṇaḥ (शिशिरकिरणः).

Śiśirakiraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiśira and kiraṇa (किरण). See also (synonyms): śiśirāṃśu, śiśirakara, śiśiradīdhiti, śiśiraraśmi.

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

Śiśirakiraṇa (शिशिरकिरण).—[masculine] the moon (having cold rays).

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

Śiśirakiraṇa (शिशिरकिरण):—[=śiśira-kiraṇa] [from śiśira] m. = -kara, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]

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Shishirakirana 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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