Shiracchedana, Śiraśchedana, Shirashchedana, Shiras-chedana, Śiracchedana: 6 definitions
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Shiracchedana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Śiraśchedana and Śiracchedana can be transliterated into English as Siraschedana or Shirashchedana or Siracchedana or Shiracchedana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Shirashchhedana.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationŚiracchedana (शिरच्छेदन) (or Śiracchedanaka) refers to “cutting off someone’s head”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.15 (“The birth of Jalandhara and his marriage”).—Accordingly, as as Jalandhara asked Bhārgava: “O lord, by whom was this done to Rāhu? By whom was his head cut (śiracchedanaka)? Please tell me, O preceptor, everything in detail as it had happened”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚiraśchedana (शिरश्छेदन).—(śiraśchedaḥ &c.) beheading, decapitation.
Derivable forms: śiraśchedanam (शिरश्छेदनम्).
Śiraśchedana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śiras and chedana (छेदन). See also (synonyms): śiraścheda.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚiraśchedana (शिरश्छेदन):—[=śiraś-chedana] [from śiraś > śiras] n. ([Catalogue(s)]) cutting off the head, decapitation.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚiracchēdana (ಶಿರಚ್ಛೇದನ):—[noun] = ಶಿರಚ್ಛೇದ [shiraccheda].
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚiraśchēdana (ಶಿರಶ್ಛೇದನ):—[noun] = (correctly)ಶಿರಚ್ಛೇದ [shiraccheda].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Shiras, Chedana.
Starts with: Shiracchedanaka.
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Full-text: Shirashcheda, Chedana.
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