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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सिराsirā1 Any tubular vessel of the body (as a vein, artery, nerve &c.).
    1. 1 Any tubular vessel of the body (as a vein, artery, nerve etc.).
    2. A bucket, baling vessel.
    3. Vedic A stream; त्वं वृत्रमाशयानं सिरासु महो वज्रेण सिष्वपो वराहुम् Ṛ.v.1.121.11.
    4. Compound उत्पातः a disease of the veins etc.
    5. redness and inflammation of the eyes.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -जालम्

      1. enlargement of the vessels of the eye.
      2. a network of veins.
    • -पत्रः the sacred fig-tree.

    • -मूलम् the navel.

    • -मोक्षः, -व्यधः, -व्यधनम् venesection.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. सिराsirā[sir-ấ] f. [√sri] stream (RV.); tubular vessel in the body, vein (C.).

    [sir-ấ] feminine; also equal for [√sri] stream (Rig-veda); tubular vessel in the body, vein (Classical (post-Vedic) Sanskrit).

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सिराsirāf. (fr. √सृ) a stream, water RV. i, 121 (cf. Naigh. i, 12; often written शिरा)
    1. feminine (from √सृ) a stream, water fg-veda i, 121 (confer, compare Naigh. i, 12; often written शिरा)
    2. feminine any tubular vessel of the body, a nerve, vein, artery, tendon etc. Sus3r. Ya1jn5. MBh. etc.
    3. feminine a vein-like channel or narrow stream of river water VarBr2S.
    4. feminine lines which cross each other like veins ibidem
    5. feminine a bucket, baling-vessel Lexicographers
  2. पत्त्रसिराpattrasirāf. the vein or fibre of a leaf. L. = -भङ्ग L.

    feminine the vein or fibre of a leaf. Lexicographers Equivalent to -भङ्ग Lexicographers

  3. शिरिसिरायśirisirāya(onomat.) A1. ˚यते id. A1pS3r.

    (onomatopoetic (formed from imitation of sounds)) Atmane-pada that the rest of a word is to be suppliedयते the same A1pS3r.

  4. सप्तसिराsaptasirāf. betel L. (w.r. -शिरा).

    feminine betel Lexicographers (wrong reading -शिरा).

  5. सिराजालsirājālan. a network of vessels or veins MBh. Sus3r.
    1. neuter gender a network of vessels or veins MBh. Sus3r.
    2. neuter gender an enlargement of the vessels of the eye W.
  6. सिराजालवत्sirājālavatmfn. covered with a network of veins Sus3r.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective covered with a network of veins Sus3r.

  7. सिरापत्त्रsirāpattram. the sacred fig-tree L.
    1. masculine gender the sacred fig-tree Lexicographers
    2. masculine gender Phoenix Paludosa Lexicographers
  8. सिराप्रहर्षsirāpraharṣam. = सिरा-हर्ष Sus3r.

    masculine gender Equivalent to सिरा-हर्ष Sus3r.