Shmashrushekhara, Śmaśruśekhara, Shmashru-shekhara: 3 definitions

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Shmashrushekhara 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 Śmaśruśekhara can be transliterated into English as Smasrusekhara or Shmashrushekhara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śmaśruśekhara (श्मश्रुशेखर).—the cocoa-nut tree.

Derivable forms: śmaśruśekharaḥ (श्मश्रुशेखरः).

Śmaśruśekhara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śmaśru and śekhara (शेखर).

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

Śmaśruśekhara (श्मश्रुशेखर):—[=śmaśru-śekhara] [from śmaśru] m. the cocoa-nut tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Shmashrushekhara 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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