The Sanskrit term Viśiras can be transliterated into English as Visiras or Vishiras, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Viśiras (विशिरस्) refers to “those having no head”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.43 (“Description of Śiva’s wonderful sport”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Immediately the army of Śiva came there consisting of wonderful arrays of Bhūtas, Pretas and Gaṇas.  [...] Some had no eyes. Some had many eyes. Some had no head (viśiras). Some had deformed heads. Some had no ears. Some had many ears. The Gaṇas had all types of dresses and features. Such and other innumerable deformed Gaṇas, heroic and terrible, strong and strenuous passed by, O dear. O sage, you pointed out the Gaṇas of Śiva to her with your finger and said—‘O lovely lady, see the attendants of Śiva and Śiva Himself’. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Viśiras (विशिरस्).—[adjective] headless (also ska), pointless, topless.

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

1) Viśiras (विशिरस्):—[=vi-śiras] [from vi] mfn. headless, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

2) [v.s. ...] freed from a (foreign) head, [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] topless, [Harivaṃśa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Vishiras 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Vi, Shiras.

Starts with: Vishiraska.

Ends with: Dvishiras.

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The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)

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