Brahmashiras, 叠谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉, Brahma-shiras, Brahman-shiras: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 叠谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉 can be transliterated into English as Brahmasiras or Brahmashiras, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dhanurveda叠谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉 (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶多た啶班じ啷�) refers to a weapon (name of a missile). It is a Sanskrit word defined in the Dhanurveda-sa峁僪it膩, which contains a list of no less than 117 weapons. The Dhanurveda-sa峁僪it膩 is said to have been composed by the sage Vasi峁ａ弓ha, who in turn transmitted it trough a tradition of sages, which can eventually be traced to 艢iva and Brahm膩.
Dhanurveda (啶оえ啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う) refers to the 鈥渒nowledge of warfare鈥� and, as an upaveda, is associated with the 峁歡veda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia叠谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉 (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶多た啶班じ啷�).鈥擲ee Brahm膩stra.
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation叠谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉 (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶多た啶班じ啷�) refers to 鈥淏rahm膩鈥檚 head鈥�, which was destroyed by 艢iva, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.13 (鈥淩esuscitation of Indra鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as B峁沨aspati eulogized 艢iva: 鈥淸...] Obeisance to the destroyer of sacrifice of Dak峁, to the bestower of fruits of sacrifice, identical with sacrifice and the initiator of the greatest rites. Obeisance to 艢iva the annihilator of Time, of the form of Time, the wearer of black serpents, the great lord and the omnipresent. Obeisance to the destroyer of Brahm膩鈥檚 head (产谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉-丑补苍迟峁�), the one eulogised by Brahm膩 and the moon. Obeisance to you favourably disposed to Brahmins. Obeisance to you the great soul. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions叠谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉 (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶多た啶班じ啷�) refers to a type of Vrata (鈥渙bservance鈥�) [?], as quoted by H峁沝aya艣iva in his Pr膩ya艣cittasamuccaya (verse 10.27-35).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Dressed in white, with a white turban and a white sacred thread and white unguents and garland, he should perform the observance for the 惫颈诲测腻诲丑颈辫补-尘补苍迟谤补. Dressed in red garments and red garlands and unguents the Mantrin should first perform for one month the stated observance for the 产谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉. [...]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary叠谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉 (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶多た啶班じ啷�).鈥�n. Name of a particular missile; 啶呧じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啶� 啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶多た啶班じ啷嵿い啶膏啶 啶むい啶膏啶む啶粪ぞ啶︵啶︵う啷� 啶椸啶班啶� (astra峁� 产谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉tasmai tatasto峁Ｄ乨dadau guru岣�) Bm.1.649.
叠谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and 艣颈谤补蝉 (啶多た啶班じ啷�). See also (synonyms): 产谤补丑尘补艣墨谤峁苍.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary叠谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉 (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶多た啶班じ啷�).鈥擺neuter] Brahman's head, [Name] of a mythical weapon.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary叠谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉 (啶啶班す啷嵿ぎ啶多た啶班じ啷�):鈥擺=brahma-艣颈谤补蝉] [from brahma > brahman] n. 鈥楤rahm膩鈥檚 head鈥�, Name of a mythical weapon, [Mah膩bh膩rata; R膩m膩ya峁嘺; Hariva峁兣沘] (also -艣墨谤峁苍, [Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺])
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Shiras, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahman, Brahma.
Starts with: Brahmashirahkhandana, Brahmashirohantri.
Full-text (+3): Brahmashirahkhandana, Brahmashirshan, Brahmashirohantri, Sitavasa, Sitanulepana, Sitasragvin, Raktanulepana, Raktambara, Ushnishin, Sragvin, Raktambaradhara, Raktamalya, Ambaradhara, Vidyadhipa, Ekamasha, Sitoshnishin, Vidyadhipavrata, Astra, Mantri, Sita.
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Search found 16 books and stories containing Brahmashiras, Brahma-shiras, Brahma-艣颈谤补蝉, Brahma-siras, Brahman-shiras, Brahman-艣颈谤补蝉, Brahman-siras, 叠谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉, Brahmasiras; (plurals include: Brahmashirases, shirases, 艣颈谤补蝉es, sirases, 叠谤补丑尘补艣颈谤补蝉es, Brahmasirases). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 36 - 艢iva鈥檚 incarnation as A艣vatth膩man < [Section 3 - 艢atarudra-sa峁僪it膩]
Chapter 24 - Pippal膩da incarnation of 艢iva < [Section 3 - 艢atarudra-sa峁僪it膩]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 8 - Kunt墨鈥檚 Eulogy of K峁涐梗峁嘺 and Yudhi峁ａ弓hira鈥檚 Repentance < [Book 1 - First Skandha]
Chapter 7 - Punishment of 膧艣vatth膩man < [Book 1 - First Skandha]
Chapter 12 - Birth of Par墨k峁t < [Book 1 - First Skandha]
Ramayana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XXVII < [Book 1 - B膩la-k膩峁囜笉a]
Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 155 - Dugdhe艣vara < [Section 6 - Uttara-Kha峁囜笉a (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 43 - Defeat of Pu峁ala and 艢atrughna < [Section 5 - P膩t膩la-Kha峁囜笉a (Section on the Nether World)]
Chapter 12 - The dynasty of Yadu < [Section 1 - S峁涐梗峁璱-kha峁囜笉a (section on creation)]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 25 - An Account of the Birth of the Moon < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]