Shipra, ³§¾±±è°ùÄå, Sipra, Åš¾±±è°ùÄå, Åš¾±±è°ù²¹: 14 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Åš¾±±è°ùÄå and Åš¾±±è°ù²¹ can be transliterated into English as Sipra or Shipra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationÅš¾±±è°ùÄå (शिपà¥à¤°à¤¾) is the name of a river, as mentioned in the Åšivapu°ùÄåṇa 2.2.7. Accordingly:—“[...] BrahmÄ, Viṣṇu and Åšiva got her [viz., Arundhatī’s] marriage celebrated with Vasiá¹£á¹ha, the son of BrahmÄ. O sage, great festivities in the marriage ceremony increased happiness. The sages and the Gods were very happy on that account. From the water oozing from the hands of BrahmÄ, Viṣṇu and Åšiva, the seven holy rivers Åš¾±±è°ùÄå and others rose and flowedâ€�.
Note: Åš¾±±è°ùÄå or Ká¹£ip°ùÄå, on which Ujjain, the Capital of the MÄlava country is situated rises from the PÄripÄtra or PÄriyÄtra hills. Fed by its tributaries it flows in the MÄlava DeÅ›a.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexÅš¾±±è°ùÄå (शिपà¥à¤°à¤¾).—A river from the Ṛṣyavan.*
- * Matsya-pu°ùÄåṇa 114. 24; VÄyu-pu°ùÄåṇa 45. 98.

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, pu°ùÄåṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara³§¾±±è°ùÄå (सिपà¥à¤°à¤¾) is the name of a river according to the story “Śiva and MÄdhavaâ€�, mentioned in the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 24. The story was told by princess KanakarekhÄ to her father ParopakÄrin in order to demonstrate that “all kinds of deceptions are practised on the earth by roguesâ€�. Accordingly, “But Åšiva, who was expert in every kind of deception, having assumed the disguise of a religious ascetic, first entered that town (UjjayinÄ«) alone. There he took up his quarters in a hut on the banks of the ³§¾±±è°ùÄå, in which he placed, so that that could be seen, clay, darbha grass, a vessel for begging, and a deerskinâ€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ³§¾±±è°ùÄå, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of RajasekharaÅš¾±±è°ùÄå (शिपà¥à¤°à¤¾) is the name a locality mentioned in ¸éÄåÂᲹś±ð°ì³ó²¹°ù²¹â€™s 10th-century KÄvyamÄ«mÄṃsÄ.—A river on which UjjyinÄ« is situated.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira³§¾±±è°ùÄå (सिपà¥à¤°à¤¾) is the name of a River, according to the Bá¹›hatsaṃhitÄ (chapter 16) (“On the planetsâ€�graha-bhaktiyogaâ€�), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Va°ùÄåhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiá¹£a).—Accordingly, “Mars presides over the people residing in the west half of the countries on both banks of the Åšoṇa, the NarmadÄ and the Beas; over those residing on the banks of the Nirvindhya, the VetravatÄ«, the ³§¾±±è°ùÄå, the GodÄvarÄ«, the Veṇa, the Gaá¹…gÄ, the Payoṣṇī, the MahÄnadÄ«, the Indus, the MÄlatÄ« and the PİùÄå; he also presides over the country of UttarapÄṇá¸ya, [...]â€�.

Jyotisha (जà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤¤à¤¿à¤�, Âá²â´Ç³Ù¾±á¹£a or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomyâ€� or “Vedic astrologyâ€� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryÅš¾±±è°ù²¹ (शिपà¥à¤�).—Name of a lake on the HimÄlaya; ततà¥� हिमवतः पà¥à¤°à¤¸à¥à¤¥à¥� पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¥€à¤šà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤� ततà¥à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¸à¥à¤� à¤� à¥� शिपà¥à¤°à¥‹ नाà¤� सरà¤� पूरà¥à¤£à¤‚ ददृशà¥à¤°à¥à¤¦à¥à¤°à¥à¤¹à¤¿à¤£à¤¾à¤¦à¤¯à¤ƒ (tato himavataá¸� prasthe pratÄ«cyÄá¹� tatpurasya ca | Å›ipro nÄma saraá¸� pÅ«rṇaá¹� dadṛśurdruhiṇÄdayaá¸�) || KÄlikÄ P.
-pram Ved.
1) A cheek; jaw.
2) The chin.
3) The nose.
4) A helmet or visor.
Derivable forms: Å›¾±±è°ù²¹á¸� (शिपà¥à¤°à¤ƒ).
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Åš¾±±è°ùÄå (शिपà¥à¤°à¤¾).â€�
1) Name of a river which issues from the Åš¾±±è°ù²¹ lake and on the bank of which stands UjjayinÄ«; शिपà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤µà¤¾à¤¤à¤ƒ पà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤¯à¤¤à¤� इव पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤°à¥à¤¥à¤¨à¤¾à¤šà¤¾à¤Ÿà¥à¤•ारà¤� (Å›¾±±è°ùÄåvÄtaá¸� priyatama iva p°ùÄårthanÄcÄá¹ukÄraá¸�) MeghadÅ«ta 31.
2) A visor or helmet.
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Sipra (सिपà¥à¤�).â€�
1) Perspiration, sweat.
2) The moon.
Derivable forms: ²õ¾±±è°ù²¹á¸� (सिपà¥à¤°à¤ƒ).
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³§¾±±è°ùÄå (सिपà¥à¤°à¤¾).â€�
1) A woman's zone or girdle.
2) A female buffalo.
3) A river near UjjayinÄ«; see शिपà¥à¤°à¤¾ (Å›¾±±è°ùÄå).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryÅš¾±±è°ù²¹ (शिपà¥à¤�).—m.
(-±è°ù²¹á¸�) Name of a lake on the Himalaya. f.
(-±è°ùÄå) Name of a river which flows by Ujjayini. E. Å›i-rak puk ca .
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Sipra (सिपà¥à¤�).—m.
(-±è°ù²¹á¸�) 1. Perspiration, sweat. 2. The moon. f.
(-±è°ùÄå) 1. The Sipra, a river near Oujein. 2. A woman’s zone. 3. A female buffalo.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySipra (सिपà¥à¤�).—I. m. 1. Perspiration, sweat. 2. The moon. Ii. f. °ùÄå. 1. A woman’s zone. 2. A female buffalo. 3. A river near Oujein, [±Ê²¹Ã±³¦²¹³Ù²¹²Ô³Ù°ù²¹] 240, 11; [MeghadÅ«ta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 32.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryÅš¾±±è°ùÄå (शिपà¥à¤°à¤¾).—[feminine] [dual] the cheeks or those parts of a helmet that cover them.
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³§¾±±è°ùÄå (सिपà¥à¤°à¤¾).—[feminine] [Name] of a river.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Åš¾±±è°ù²¹ (शिपà¥à¤�):â€�m. See sipra
2) ([in the beginning of a compound]) = Å›¾±±è°ùÄå f. (See below).
3) Åš¾±±è°ùÄå (शिपà¥à¤°à¤¾):—[from Å›¾±±è°ù²¹] f. ([dual number]) the cheeks, [Ṛg-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) the visors (of a helmet), [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] (sg.) the nose, [Nirukta, by YÄska vi, 17.]
6) Sipra (सिपà¥à¤�):â€�m. (less correctly Å›¾±±è°ù²¹; derivation unknown) sweat, perspiration, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) ³§¾±±è°ùÄå (सिपà¥à¤°à¤¾):—[from sipra] f. a woman’s zone, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] a female buffalo, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halÄyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] Name of a river near UjjayinÄ«, [KÄlidÄsa; Va°ùÄåha-mihira’s Bá¹›hat-saṃhitÄ] etc.
11) Sipra (सिपà¥à¤�):â€�n. Name of a lake, [KÄlikÄ-pu°ùÄåṇa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySipra (सिपà¥à¤�):â€�(±è°ù²¹á¸�) 1. m. Perspiration; the moon. 1. f. River near Oujein; woman’s zone; cow buffalo.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)³§¾±±è°ùÄå (सिपà¥à¤°à¤¾) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ³§¾±±è±èÄå.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusÅš¾±±è°ù²¹ (ಶಿಪà³à²�):â€�
1) [noun] a protective, metal covering for the head; a helmet.
2) [noun] in armor, a movable part of a helmet, that could be lowered to cover the upper part of the face, with slits for seeing; visor.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shipraka, Shipravant, Shipravat.
Full-text (+22): Ayahshipra, Dashashipra, Hiranyashipra, Hirishipra, Sushipra, Vrishashipra, Vishishipra, Harishipra, Shipravat, Shipravant, Shiprin, Sipraya, Shiprinivat, Sippa, Avanti, Vishipriya, Shipraka, Dasor, Hidimba, Ujjayini.
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