Shishirapagama, Śiśirāpagama, Shishira-apagama: 2 definitions

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Shishirapagama 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 Śiśirāpagama can be transliterated into English as Sisirapagama or Shishirapagama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śiśirāpagama (शिशिरापगम).—'the close of the cold season', the spring season; स्वहस्तलूनः शिशिरात्ययस्य (svahastalūnaḥ śiśirātyayasya) (puṣpoccayaḥ) Kumārasambhava 3.61; उपहितं शिशिरापगमश्रिया (upahitaṃ śiśirāpagamaśriyā) R.9.31.

Derivable forms: śiśirāpagamaḥ (शिशिरापगमः).

Śiśirāpagama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiśira and apagama (अपगम). See also (synonyms): śiśirātyaya.

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

Śiśirāpagama (शिशिरापगम):—[from śiśira] m. ‘departure of the cool season’, idem, [Raghuvaṃśa]

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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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