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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

शेखरśekhara1 A crest, chaplet, tuft, a garland of flowers worn on the head; कपालि वा स्यादथवेन्दुशेखरम् Ku.5.78; 7.42…
1. 1 A crest, chaplet, tuft, a garland of flowers worn on the head; कपालि वा स्यादथवेन्दुशेखरम् Ku.5.78; 7.42; नवकरनिकरेण स्पष्टबन्धूकसूनस्तबकरचितमेते शेखरं विभ्रतीव Śi.11.46;4.5; मगधदेशशेखरीभूता पुष्पपुरी नाम नगरी Dk.; शीर्षे च शेखरको नित्यम् Nāg.3.2.
2. A diadem, crown.
3. A peak, summit.
4. The best or most distinguished of a class (at the end of comp.).
5. A kind of Dhruva or burden of a song.
Derived forms and compounds
- -रम् Cloves.
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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

शेखरśekhara[sekhara] m. [cp. sikhara] crown of the head (very rare); mountain-peak (rare); chaplet worn on the head…

[sekhara] masculine [compare sikhara] crown of the head (very rare); mountain-peak (rare); chaplet worn on the head, crest, diadem; --˚, best or most beautiful of: -gyotis, masculine noun of a king.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

शेखरśekharam. (fr. or connected with शिखर) the top or crown of the head Katha1s.
1. masculine gender (from or connected with शिखर) the top or crown of the head Katha1s.
2. masculine gender a chaplet or wreath of flowers worn on the top of the head, crown, diadem, crest Hariv. Ka1m. Pur. etc.
3. masculine gender a peak, summit, crest (of a mountain) ibidem Ra1jat.
4. masculine gender (mostly in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') the highest part, chief or head or best or most beautiful of (720791 -ता feminine), R2it. Caurap. Dhu1rtas.
5. masculine gender (in music) a particular Dhruva ध्रुव or introductory verse of a song (recurring as a kind of refrain)
6. masculine gender Name of an author (with भट्ट) catalogue or catalogues
7. masculine gender of a grammatical work ibidem
8. neuter gender cloves Lexicographers
9. neuter gender the root of Moringa Pterygosperma Lexicographers
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अग्निशेखरagniśekharan. saffron

neuter gender saffron

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अनङ्गशेखरanaṅgaśekharam. N. of a metre (of four verses, each containing fifteen iambi).

masculine gender Name of a metre (of four verses, each containing fifteen iambi).

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असिताभ्रशेखरasitābhraśekharam. N. of a Buddha बुद्ध L.

masculine gender Name of a Buddha बुद्ध Lexicographers

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इन्दुशेखरinduśekharam. "moon-crested", N. of S3iva शिव Katha1s.
1. masculine gender "moon-crested", Name of S3iva शिव Katha1s.
2. masculine gender of a Kim2nara किंनर .
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उग्रशेखराugraśekharāf. "crest of S3iva शिव", N. of the Gan3ga1 गङ्गा .

feminine "crest of S3iva शिव", Name of the Gan3ga1 गङ्गा .

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ऐन्दुशेखरainduśekharamfn. (fr. इन्दु-शेखर), belonging to or treating of the moon-crested one i.e. S3iva शिव Ba1lar.

masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective (from इन्दु-शेखर), belonging to or treating of the moon-crested one id est S3iva शिव Ba1lar.

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कुलशेखरkulaśekharam. N. of the author of the Mukunda मुकुन्द - ma1la1 माला .

masculine gender Name of the author of the Mukunda मुकुन्द - ma1la1 माला .

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