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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for शिरस्

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Apte Dictionary

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

शिरस्śirasn.The head; शिरसा श्लाघते पूर्वं (गुणं) परं (दोषं) कण्ठे नियच्छति Subhās.
[शॄ-असुन् निपातः Uṇ.4.193]
1. The head; शिरसा श्लाघते पूर्वं (गुणं) परं (दोषं) कण्ठे नियच्छति Subhās.
2. Skull.
3. A peak, summit, top (as of a mountain); हिमगौरैरचलाधिपः शिरोभिः Ki.5.17; Śi.4.54.
4. The top of a tree.
5. The head or top of anything; तेनाहृतो महातालो वेपमानो बृहच्छिराः Bhāg.1.15.33; शिरसि मसीपटलं दधाति दीपः Bv.1.74.
6. Pinnacle, acme, highest point.
7. Front, forepart, van (as of an army); पुत्रस्य ते रणशिरस्ययमग्रयायी Ś.7.26; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)5.3.
8. Chief, principal, head (usually at the end of comp.).
9. Name of the verse in the गायत्री (from आपो ज्योतिः to स्वरोम्); Compare T. Ar.1.27; Bhāg 5.9.5.
Derived forms and compounds
- -अस्थि Neuter (शिरोस्थि) the skull.
- -कपालिन् Masculine an ascetic who carries about a human skull.
- -क्रिया presentation of the head.
- -गृहम् (शिरोगृहम्) a room on the top of a house, turret, garret.
- -ग्रहः (शिरोग्रहः) affection of the head, headache.
- -छेदः, -छेदनम् (शिरश्छेदः etc.) beheading, decapitation.
- -तापिन्
  
  Masculine an elephant. त्रम्, त्राणम् a helmet; च्युतैः शिरस्त्रैश्चषकोत्तरेव R.7.49,66; अपनीत- शिरस्त्राणाः 4.64.
  
  a head-dress.
- -धरा, -धिः ध्रः (शिरोधरा, -धिः, -ध्रः) the neck; तेषां शिरोधरान् धूताञ्छरध्वज- धनूंषि च Rām.7.7.17; निकृत्तबाहूरुशिरोध्रविग्रहम् Bhāg.1. 59.16; Śi.4.52;5.65; Compare कम्बुशिरोधिः Chaitanyachandrodaya 3.
- -पीठम् the back of the neck.
- -पीडा headache.
- -पुष्पम् an ornament for the head; स्फुरितारुणवर्णेन शिर- ष्पुष्पेण शोभिताम् Śiva B.2.53.
- -प्रणामः bending the head.
- -प्रदानम् giving up the head or life.
- -प्रावरणम् a turban.
- -फलः the cocoa-nut tree.
- -भूषणम् (शिरोभूषणम्) an ornament for the head.
- -मणिः
  
  (शिरोमणिः) a jewel worn on the head.
  
  a crest-jewel.
  
  a title of respect conferred on learned men.
- -मर्मन् Masculine (शिरोमर्मन्) a hog.
- -मालिन् Masculine (शिरोमालिन्) an epithet of Śiva.
- -रत्नम् (शिरोरत्नम्) a jewel worn on the head.
- -रुजा (शिरोरुजा) head-ache.
- -रुह् Masculine, -रुहः (शिरोरुह्- रुहः) (also शिरसिरुह्-हः) the hair of the head; शिरोरुहैः स्नानकषायवासितैः स्त्रियो निदाधं शमयन्ति कामिनाम् Ṛs. 1.4; Ku.5.9; R.15.16.
- -रोगः a disease of the head; अथातः शिरोरोगविज्ञानीयमध्यायं व्याख्यास्यामः Suśr.
- -वर्तिन् Adjective (-शिरोवर्तिन्) being at the head. (-Masculine) a chief, any one at the head of affairs.
- -वल्ली (शिरोवल्ली) the crest of a peacock.
- -वृत्तम् (शिरोवृत्तम्) pepper.
- -वेष्टः वेष्टनम् (शिरोवेष्टः, -ष्टनम्) a head-dress, turban; शिरोवेष्टनव्याजतस्ते मुखेन्दोः Sūkti.35.
- -शूलम् head-ache.
- -रथः
  
  leader, chief.
  
  a plaintiff. -Adjective imminent.
- -स्थानम् main apartment; गतेष्वस्मासु राजा नः शिरःस्थानानि पश्यतु Pratimā 1.31.
- -हारिन् Masculine (शिरोहारिन्) an epithet of Śiva.
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

शिरस्śirasn. (prob. originally शरस् = करस्; and connected with करङ्क q.v.) the head, skull (acc. with √दा, "to give up…
1. neuter gender (probably originally शरस् Equivalent to करस्; and connected with करङ्क quod vide) the head, skull (accusative with √दा, "to give up one's head id est life"; with √धृ, or √वह्, "to hold up one's head, be proud"; with Causal of √वृत् or with उप-√स्था, "to hold out the head", "acknowledge one's self guilty" see शिरो*पस्थायिन्; instrumental case with √ग्रह्, √धा, √धृ, वि-√धृ, √भृ, √वह्, or √कृ, "to hold or carry or place on the head, receive deferentially"; instrumental case with √गम्, अभि-√गम्, प्र-√ग्रह्, √या, प्र-णम् [√नम्], नि-√पत्, प्र-णि-√पत्, "to touch with the head, bow or fall down before"; locative case with √कृ or नि-√धा, "to place on one's head"; locative case with √स्था, "to be on or stand over a person's head, stand far a reference to some preceeding word (not necessarily in the same page) [genitive case]") fg-veda etc.
2. neuter gender the upper end or highest part of anything, top, peak, summit, pinnacle, acme MBh. Ka1v. etc.
3. neuter gender the forepart or van (of an army) S3is3.
4. neuter gender the beginning (of a verse) VarBr2S.
5. neuter gender (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') the head, leader, chief, foremost, first (of a class) BhP.
6. neuter gender Name of the verse आपो ज्योतिर् आपो मृतम् Baudh. Vishn2. etc.
7. neuter gender of a Sa1man सामन् (also with इन्द्रस्य) A1rshBr. La1t2y.
8. neuter gender of a mountain Buddh. [confer, compare शीर्षन्; Greek κέρας, κάρη etc.; Latin cerebrum for ceresrum, cornu; German hirni, Hirn; English horn .]
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

शिरस्śiras[sír-as] n. head; summit, peak, top; front, van (of an army); head, chief, first; N. of the verse 'âpo gyotir…

[sír-as] neuter head; summit, peak, top; front, van (of an army); head, chief, first; noun of the verse 'âpo gyotir âpo ~ mritam': siro dâ, give up one's (head=) life; -dhri, hold up one's head; -vah, hold one's head high, be proud; -vartaya, hold out one's head, declare oneself ready for punishment (when an opponent has cleared himself in an ordeal); sirasâ kri, grah, or dhâ, place on the head; -dhri, bhri, or vah, hold or carry on the head; -kri, receive reverently, honour; -gam, yâ, pra-nam, pra-ni-pat, touch with one's head, bow down; sirasi kri or ni dhâ, place on one's head; -sthâ, be on the head; hang over the head of, be imminent; stand at the head of=far above (genitive).

Source: Macdonell

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