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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry शूर

  1. शूरśūraa Buddhist.
    1. a Buddhist.
    2. an atheist.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -सेनः Masculine Plural Name of the country about Mathurā or the inhabitants of that country; सा शूरसेनाधिपतिं सुषेणम् (उद्दीश्य) R.6.45.

    • शूर śūra, Adjective शूर्-अच् Brave, heroic, valiant, mighty; शून्येषु शूरा न के K. Parasmaipada7; स्वाध्यायशूरैर्मुखैः Pañcharātram 1.5.

    • -रः

      1. A hero, warrior, valiant man.
      2. A lion.
      3. A boar.
      4. The sun.
      5. The Śāla tree.
      6. Name of a Yādava, the grandfather of Kṛiṣṇa; (hence the descendants of Śūra id est, that is Yādavas also; Compare शूरः स्याद् यादवे भटे Medinī; ख्यातानि कर्माणि च यानि शौरेः शूरादय- स्तेष्वबला बभूवुः Bu. Ch.1.51).
      7. The Arka plant.
      8. The Chitraka tree.
      9. A dog.
      10. A cock.

    • -कीटः a contemptible warrior; लीयन्ते यत्र शत्रुप्रपतनविवशाः कोटिशः शूरकीटाः Mv.6.32.

    • -मानम् arrogance, vaunting.

    • -मानिन् Masculine a boaster, braggart.

    • -वादः the Buddhist doctrine of non-existence.

    • -वादिन् Adjective

    In the Gita1·41·9

    अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि ।

    atra śūrā maheṣvāsā bhīmārjunasamā yudhi, — Here in this mighty army of Pandavas, heroes and great bowmen who are equal in battle to Bhīma and Arjuna are Yuyudhāna, Virāṭa and the great warrior… 1·4
    • शूराःśūrāḥnominative plural of the masculine form of the adjective śūra (hero).
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Headwords under श

Part 7 of 10 शुषिरा – शैवलAll parts
  1. श – शपित
  2. शप्त – शल्ल
  3. शल्लक – शाबरिका
  4. शाबल्यम् – शिक्यित
  5. शिक्ष् – शीघ्रीय
  6. शीघ्ऱ्यम् – शुषिर
  7. शुषिरा – शैवल
  8. शैवलिनी – श्येन
  9. श्यै – श्लीपदिन्
  10. श्लील – श्वैत्रम्