Upashirshaka, 貹śīṣa첹: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 貹śīṣa첹 can be transliterated into English as Upasirsaka or Upashirshaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Upshirshak.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary貹śīṣa첹 (उपशीर्षक).�
1) A kind of disease of the head.
2) A necklace of pearls with five big pearls uniform in size at the centre; Kau. A.2.11.
Derivable forms: ܱ貹śīṣa첹 (उपशीर्षकम्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary貹śīṣa첹 (उपशीर्षक):—[=ܱ貹-śīṣa첹] n. a kind of disease of the head, [Śārṅgadhara-saṃhitā]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary貹śīṣa첹 (उपशीर्षक) [Also spelled upshirshak]:�(nm) a subheading; sub-title.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus貹śīṣa첹 (ಉಪಶೀರ್ಷಕ):—[noun] a stringed ornament with three gems of different sizes at the centre.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary貹śīṣa첹 (उपशीर्षक):—n. sub-title;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shirshaka, Upa.
Full-text: Upasheershak, Upshirshak.
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