śekhara

Dictionary Definitions

[mw] m. (fr. or connected with śikhara) the top or crown of the head Katha1s. 1088,2 220788 m. a chaplet or wreath of flowers worn on the top of the head, crown, diadem, crest Hariv.; Ka1m.; Pur. &c 1088,2 220789 m. a peak, summit, crest (of a mountain) ib.; Ra1jat. 1088,2 220790 m. (mostly ifc.) the highest part, chief or head or best or most beautiful of (220797.1 -tā f.), R2it.; Caurap.; Dhu1rtas. 1088,2 220791

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m. (fr. or connected with śikhara) the top or crown of the head Katha1s. 1088,2 220788 m. a chaplet or wreath of flowers worn on the top of the head, crown, diadem, crest Hariv.;...

Corpus Profile

Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

34

Texts Appeared In

19

DCS: addressed; invoked; summoned | Monier-Williams: the root of Moringa Pterygosperma , L.

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Daśakumāracarita 7 20.6%
2. Matsyapurāṇa 5 14.7%
3. Skandapurāṇa (Revākhaṇḍa) 3 8.8%
4. Harṣacarita 2 5.9%
5. Kumārasaṃbhava 2 5.9%

Concordance (Sample)

• Matsyapurāṇa surface: śekharaḥ

  ramate yatra deveśaḥ śambhuḥ somārdhaśekharaḥ

• Ṛtusaṃhāra surface: śekharāḥ

  payodharāścandanapaṅkacarcitās tuṣāragaurārpitahāraśekharāḥ

• Matsyapurāṇa surface: śekharaḥ

  kuraṅganayanaḥ śrīmānmālatīkṛtaśekharaḥ