Shishiramshu, Śiśirāṃśu, Shishira-amshu: 5 definitions

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Shishiramshu 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 Śiśirāṃśu can be transliterated into English as Sisiramsu or Shishiramshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śiśirāṃśu (शिशिरांशु).—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: śiśirāṃśuḥ (शिशिरांशुः).

Śiśirāṃśu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiśira and aṃśu (अंशु). See also (synonyms): śiśirakara, śiśirakiraṇa, śiśiradīdhiti, śiśiraraśmi.

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

Śiśirāṃśu (शिशिरांशु).—[adjective] having cold rays; [masculine] the moon.

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

1) Śiśirāṃśu (शिशिरांशु):—[from śiśira] mfn. having cool rays (-tva n.), [Rāmāyaṇa; Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. the moon, [Vikramorvaśī] (tanu-bhavaḥ śiśirāṃśoḥ, ‘son of the Moon’, Name of the planet Mercury, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā])

[Sanskrit to German]

Shishiramshu in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shishiramshu in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śiśirāṃśu (ಶಿಶಿರಾಂಶು):—[noun] the moon.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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