śiras

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[apte] n. [śṝ-asun nipātaḥ Uṇ. 4. 193] 1 The head; śirasā ślāghate pūrvaṃ (guṇaṃ) paraṃ (doṣaṃ) kaṃṭhe niyacchati Subhāsh. --2 Skull. --3 A peak, summit, top (as of a mountain); himagaurairacalādhipaḥ śirobhiḥ Ki. 5. 17; Śi. 4. 54. --4 The top of a tree. --5 The head or top of anything; śira- si mapīpaṭalaṃ dadhāti dīpaḥ Bv. 1. 74. --6 Pinnacle, acme, highest point. --7 Front, forepart, van (as of an army); putrasya te...

[mw] n. (prob. originally śaras = karas; and connected with karaṅka q.v.) the head, skull (acc. with dā, to give up one's head i.e. life; with dhṛ, or vah, to hold up one's head, be proud; with Caus. of vṛt or with upa-sthā, to hold out the head, acknowledge one's... n. the upper end or highest part of anything, top, peak, summit, pinnacle, acme MBh.; Ka1v. &c 1072,2 217080 n. the forepart or van (of an army) S3is3....

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n. [śṝ-asun nipātaḥ Uṇ. 4. 193] 1 The head; śirasā ślāghate pūrvaṃ (guṇaṃ) paraṃ (doṣaṃ) kaṃṭhe niyacchati Subhāsh. --2 Skull. --3 A peak, summit, top (as of a mountain);...

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

2,279

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147

DCS: vermilion; a kind of ruby | Monier-Williams: Siras [ cf. SIrzan ; Gk. κέρας , κάρη &c.; Lat. cerebrum for

Semantic Classification

Top Texts by Occurrence

1. Mahābhārata 550 24.1%
2. Suśrutasaṃhitā 208 9.1%
3. Rāmāyaṇa 147 6.5%
4. Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā 146 6.4%
5. Carakasaṃhitā 95 4.2%

Concordance (Sample)

• Nādabindūpaniṣat surface: śiras

  makāras tasya pucchaṃ vā ardhamātrā śiras tathā

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: śiro

  māsena tu śiro dvābhyāṃ bāhvaṅghryādyaṅgavigrahaḥ

• Bhāgavatapurāṇa surface: śiraḥ

  āste kṛtvā śiraḥ kukṣau bhugnapṛṣṭhaśirodharaḥ