Sharira, Śī, Saīra, Sarira, Śī: 42 definitions
Introduction:
Sharira means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Śī and Śī can be transliterated into English as Sarira or Sharira, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyŚī (शारी�) refers to “body�. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the śܳٲ-ṃh and the 䲹첹-ṃh. As an integral part of Āyurveda, the term also refers to the broad subject of “Anatomy� or “Physiology�. The literal translation of the word Śī is ‘that which decays�.
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsŚī (शरी�):—[śīḥ] Body
: National Mission for Manuscripts: Traditional Medicine System in IndiaŚī (शरी�) refers to the “body�.—The universe is based on the 貹ñūٲ, viz. ś, (space), ṛtī (earth), (air), jala (water) and agni (fire). The Ayurvedic system says that the body (śī) is also 貹ñܳپ첹 and the medicines i.e. plants and animals are also 貹ñܳپ첹. So the 貹ñܳپ첹-śī can be treated with 貹ñܳپ첹 drug. The basic units of śī are comprised of three elements known as ٰṣa. They are ٲ, pitta and kapha. They are also 貹ñܳپ. Vtakadoṣa is ś and -bhūta predominant, pitta is agni and jala predominant and kapha is jala and ṛtī predominant. So treating with 貹ñܳپ첹 drugs is a necessity to passify the Dz屹ٳ of a person.

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚī (शरी�).�(body) Body is constituted of the five elements, earth, water, fire, air and sky (ether). What is solid or hard in the body is earth; liquid, is water; hot or burning, fire; what gives motion to the body is air and what are pores in the body is sky. (See full article at Story of Śī from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationŚī (शरी�) refers to the “body� of three types, as defined in the Śivapurṇa 1.18. Accordingly, “the body (śī) is of three types: the gross (ٳū), the subtle (ūṣm) and the causal (ṇa). The gross body is responsible for all activities; the subtle body yields the enjoyment of pleasures through the senses. The causal body is for the sake of experiencing the good and bad results of the activities of the Jiva. The Jīva experiences happiness as a result of virtue and misery as a result of sin. The Jīva bound by the rope of activities revolves round and round for ever like a wheel by means of the three types of body and their activities�.
Śī or “splendid body� is mentioned as one of the potential rewards of Śiva-worship, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.1.12:—“[...] those who desire magnificent buildings, beautiful ornaments, beautiful women, wealth to satiety, sons and grandsons, health, splendid body (śī), extraordinary status, heavenly happiness and final salvation or profound devotion to the great lord shall duly worship Śiva by virtue of their merit accumulated by them. Sure success will be his who regularly worships Śiva liṅga with great devotion. He will never be afflicted by sins�.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚī (शरी�).—A pupil of Vedamitra Śkalya.*
- * Viṣṇu-purṇa III. 4. 22.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) 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.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Nṭya-śstra1) Śī (शरी�) refers to “gestures of the limbs�. It is one of the three types of ṅg첹 “gestures� (physical representations), according to the Nṭyaśstra chapter 8. Āṅgika represents one of the four categories of representation (abhinaya), which are used in communicating the meaning of the drama and calling forth the sentiment (rasa). The term is used throughout ṭyśٰ literature.
2) Śī (शारि�, “bodily�) refers to the histrionic representation (abhinaya) through “the body� (śī), according to the Nṭyaśstra chapter 24. These representation are connected with the proper psychological states (屹) and sentiments (rasa) available for the subject matter of dramatic plays (ṭy).
There are ten representations through which the body (śī) can be expressed:
- ⲹ (words),
- ū,
- ṅkܰ,
- ś,
- ṭy⾱ٲ,
- nivṛttyṅkܰ.

Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, ṭyśٰ) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Nyaya (school of philosophy)
: Shodhganga: A study of Nyya-vaiśeṣika categoriesŚī (शरी�, “body�) refers to one of the twelve prameya (“objects of valid knowledge) according to the first chapter of Gautama’s Nyyasūtra (2nd century CE). Prameya in turn represents the second of the sixteen 貹ٳ (“cٱǰ�). Accordingly, “Śī� is the locus of volition, senses and objects etc.�.

Nyaya (न्या�, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsŚī (शरी�) refers to the “physical body� and represents of the four divisions of the Self, according to Kṣemarja’s Pratyabhijñhṛdaya (chapter 7-8).—Accordingly, the self is said to be four-fold: void, life-force, the subtle body consisting of the mind and its faculties, and the physical body (śī). It is five-fold with the transindividual Power of Awareness that permeates the whole. In fact, it is not only cit that permeates the other levels: Kṣemarja tells us that “it is clear that the very essence of each of these levels is the fact of its pervasion by all the loci of perception prior to it,� where “loci of perception� refers to these levels of embodiment as those realities with which contracted souls identify, and “prior to� means “more fundamental than

Shaiva (शै�, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) 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.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Śī (शरी�) refers to the “body�, according to the King Vatsarja’s Pūjstuti called the Kmasiddhistuti (also Vmakeśvaīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nity.—Accordingly, “[...] O Goddess! With your energy the sun burns, the moon expands the immortal essence with his beams, and here in our body (śī) the vital functions glimmer under the control of the vital air. For, without you none can function at all�.

Shakta (शाक्�, śkta) or Shaktism (śktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)Śī (शरी�) [=Śīka?] refers to “bodies�, according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “The sphere of the sun is at the base of the Central Channel, complete with twelve digits, shining with its rays. The lord of creatures (Prajpati), of intense appearance, travels upwards on the right. Staying in the pathways in the spaces in the channels it pervades the entire body. The sun consumes the lunar secretion, wanders in the sphere of the wind and burns up all the bodily constituents in all bodies (sarva-śīka)�.

Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: The Annals of the Research Project Center for the Comparative Study of Logic: A Study of Rmnuja’s TheologyŚī (शरी�) refers to the �(twofold) body� (i.e., the spiritual and physical), according to Koki Ishimoto in his paper, A Study of Rmnuja’s Theology : Three Aspects of viśiṣṭatva of Brahman.—Rmnuja (1017-1137) is known as a philosopher who tried to harmonize the Vednta philosophy with Vaiṣṇava theology. In later times his theory came to be called śṣṭ屹ٲ岹 ‘qualified monisim�, since, in his view, Brahman is supposed to be qualified by three real factors: specifiers or differentiators (śṣa), auspicious qualities (첹ṇaṇa), and a twofold body (śī, spiritual and physical).

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
: Journal of South Asian Intellectual History: Samarasiṃha and the Early Transmission of Tjika AstrologyŚī (शरी�) or Śaīrdhikra refers to the “chapter dealing with the body�, as discussed in the eighth chapter of the ś—one of the earliest preserved Sanskrit works on Perso-Arabic (Tjika) astrology authored by Samarasiṃha in the 13th century.� Chapter 8 (śī-adhikra) details the physical characteristics of a native on the basis of the ruler of the (ascending?) decan. While the descriptions of the seven planets (largely a reiteration of 2.6�8) are too general for their source to be positively identified, the material is not based on the works of Sahl or Abū Bakr already discussed. The text (8.1) states that it is taken from ‘Yavana� or possibly ‘the Yavanas�; the order in which the planets are presented, from Saturn to the moon, confirms an extra-Indian origin.

Jyotisha (ज्योति�, dzپṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy� or “Vedic astrology� 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.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra GitaŚī (शरी�) refers to “bodies� (which those seeking liberation should detach from), according to the Aṣṭvakragī (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vednta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] You are one, conscious and pure, while all this is just inert non-being. Ignorance itself is nothing, so what need have you of desire to understand? Kingdoms, children, wives, bodies (śī), pleasures [rjya� su� kalatrṇi śaīrṇi sukhni ca]—these have all been lost to you life after life, attached to them though you were. [...]�.

Vedanta (वेदान्�, vednta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsŚī (शरी�, ‘body�) is a word of frequent occurrence in Vedic literature. The interest of the Vedic Indians seems early to have been attracted to the consideration of questions connected with the anatomy of the body.
Thus a hymn of the Atharvaveda enumerates many parts of the body with some approach to accuracy and orderly arrangement. It mentions
- the heels (ṣṇī),
- the flesh (ṃs),
- the ankle-bones (gulphau),
- the fingers (ṅgܱī�),
- the apertures (kha),
- the two metatarsi (uchlakau),
- the tarsus (پṣṭ),
- the two knee-caps (ṣṭīԳٲ),
- the two legs (Ჹṅg),
- the two knee-joints (jnuno� sandhi).
Then comes above the
- two knees (ū)
- the foursided (ٳṣṭⲹ),
- pliant (śٳ)
- trunk (kabandha).
The two hips (śṇ�) and the two thighs (ūū) are the props of the frame (kusindha).
Next come
- the breast-bone (uras),
- the cervical cartilages (ī�),
- the two breast pieces (stanau),
- the two shoulder-blades (첹ḍa),
- the neck-bones (skandhau),
- and the backbones (ṛṣṭīḥ),
- the collar-bones (ṃs),
- the arms (ū),
- the seven apertures in the head (sapta khni śīrṣṇi),
- the ears (첹ṇa),
- the nostrils (),
- the eyes (ṣṇī),
- the mouth (mukha),
- the jaws (ū),
- the tongue (ᾱ),
- the brain (پṣk),
- the forehead (ṭa),
- the facial bone (첹ṭi),
- the cranium (첹),
- and the structure of the jaws (city hanvo�).
This system presents marked similarities with the later system of Caraka and Suśruta, which render certain the names ascribed to the several terms by Hoernle.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchŚī (शरी�) (Cf. Aśī) refers to a “body�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch: the eighth chapter of the Mahsaṃnipta (a collection of Mahyna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Further, the so-called ‘insight (ñ)� is a word for calm because it is free from the flame of false discrimination; [...] a word for knowledge because it is free from the duality of consciousness and knowledge; a word for uncrushability because it has no contrary; a word for no body (aśī-pada) because it is not brought into being; a word for the thorough understanding because it is [free from] the suffering which conceptually constructed; a word for getting rid of all-pervasive origin of [suffering] because it conquered all tendencies of desires; a word for cessation because it is without occurrence; [...]�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñprami ūٰ.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Personal and geographical names in the Gupta inscriptions (jainism)Saīra (सरी�, “body�) is a Prakrit technical term referring to “names derived from physical characteristics� and representing kind of a rule when deriving personal names for men, mentioned in the Aṅgavijj chapter 26. This chapter includes general rules to follow when deriving proper names. The Aṅgavijj (mentioning ī) is an ancient treatise from the 3rd century CE dealing with physiognomic readings, bodily gestures and predictions and was written by a Jain ascetic in 9000 Prakrit stanzas.
Saīra names are qualitative. They are ṇḍ (bull), 첹ḍa (terrible), ḍa (lowest), ḍa (bald) and 辱ṇa (forest).
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 2: the Category of the livingŚī (शरी�).—according to the 2nd-century Tattvrthasūtra 2.36-37, how many types of bodies (śī) are there? There five types of bodies namely gross (ܻ첹), the transformable /protean (vaikriyika), the coveyance (첹), the luminous (tejasa) and the 첹 bodies. The bodies are more and more subtle successively. Are these body perceptible by our sense organs (貹ñԻⲹ)? No. except the one body as each successive body is subtle than the previous one. Which is the type of body which is perceptible by our sense organs? The gross body (ܻ첹) is perceptible by our sense organs.
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 5: The category of the non-livingŚī (शरी�, “body�) according to the 2nd-century Tattvrthasūtra 5.19.—The function of matter (pudgala) is to form the basis of the body (śī), the organs of speech (峦), the mind (manas) and the respiration (ṇa). What is the meaning of body (śī)? The entity which is created by the rise of name karmas and undergo the transformation i.e. decays of old parts / constituents and origin of new ones.
How many types of body (śī) are there? Body can be of five types, namely: gross, protean, conveyance, and luminous and 첹.
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 7: The Five VowsŚī (शरी�, “body�) according to the 2nd-century Tattvrthasūtra 7.12.—What is meant by body (śī)? The entity which is created due to the rise of special body-making karmas and then decays. Synonym for body is ⲹ. What is the nature of body and what is the result of contemplating on it? The nature of the body is transitory and full of misery and suffering. By contemplating on it one develops detachment from it.
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmasŚī (शरी�, “body�) refers to “physique body-making karma� and represents one of the various kinds of 峾, or “physique-making (karmas)�, which represents one of the eight types of Prakṛti-bandha (species bondage): one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha) according to the 2nd-century Tattvrthasūtra chapter 8. What is meant by the physique (śī) body-making (峾) karmas? The karmas rise of which causes attainment of a body by the soul are called physique body-making karmas.
How many types of physique body-making (śī) karma are there? There are five types of body-name karmas, namely:
- physical /gross (ܻ첹),
- protean (vaikriyika),
- conveyance (첹),
- luminous (taijasa),
- karmic (ṇa).
Saīra (सरी�) in Prakrit refers to “type of body� and represents one of the twenty-four Dṇḍakas (“parameters relating to the description of living beings�).—The most common list of 岹ṇḍ첹 has 24 terms in Prakrit. This has been the starting point of a variety of works, among which the Caturviṃśatidṇḍaka by Gajasra stands as a classic.
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections1) Śī (शरी�) refers to the “bodies�, according to Pūjyapda’s Sarvrthasiddhi.—Accordingly, “The bodies (śī) as well as the objects of pleasure of the senses are transient like bubbles. In the endless cycle of worldly existence, union and separation in the womb etc. alternate in quick succession. However, the self under delusion considers the persons and objects associated with him as permanent. [...]�.
2) Śī (शरी�) refers to the “body�, according to the 11th century Jñnrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “You must understand that the body [com.—śī�] is overcome by disease, youth is overcome by old age, vitality is oppressed by decay and life is oppressed by death�.
Synonyms: Vapus, Deha, Kalevara.
: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection ISaīra (सरी�) refers to the “type of body� (of the Gods, Humans, Animals, etc.), as defined in the “Arhadvijñaptirūp Vicraṣaṭtriṃśik� by Gajasra, which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi� library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The Vicraṣaṭtriṃśik (in Prakrit) was first presented in tabular form (yantra) according to the commentators, and then put in the form of a text. [...] Each category is then examined through twenty-four parameters [e.g., type of body (ī)].

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryŚī.�(SITI), person; individual. (EI 24; ML), corporeal relies of the Buddha. Note: śī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Sīr (सारीरा) refers to one of the Eighteen types of Horses commonly known to ancient Indian society, according to Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayaml (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kvya poetry).—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] At page 23.22 of the Kuvalayaml there is an enumeration of 18 kinds of horses, [e.g., Sīr], [...].—Also see the Samarīccackah of Haribhadrasūri from the beginning of the 8th century A.D.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryī : (nt.) the body.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySaīra, (nt.) (Vedic śī) 1. the (physical) body D. I, 157; M. I, 157; S. IV, 286; A. I, 50; II, 41; III, 57 sq. , 323 sq.; IV, 190. Sn. 478, 584; Dh. 151; Nd1 181; J. I, 394 (six blemishes); II, 31; antimaī one who wears his last body, an Angmin Sn. 624; S. I, 210; Dh. 400.�2. a dead body, a corpse D. II, 141, 164; M. III, 91.�3. the bones D. II, 164.�4. relics Vv 63, 32; VvA. 269.

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśī (शरी�).—n (S) The body. 2 A covert term for pudendum virile vel muliebre. śa0 ŧṇĸ (貹ō貹첹ḍ�) To spend or lay out one's body (as in philanthropic labors).
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śī (शारी�) [or शारीरक, śīka].—a (S) Corporeal, bodily, relating to the body.
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śī (शारी�) [or शारीरक, śīka].—n S (Science of the body.) A division of medicine comprehending anatomy and pathology. 2 The quaver (in singing). v ŧ.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśī (शरी�).�n The body.
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śī (शारी�).�a Corporeal, bodily, phy- sical; as distinguished from Բ첹, bauddhika. n The quaver (in singing).
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śī (शारी�).�n Anatomy.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚī (शरी�).—[ś�-ī Uṇdi-sūtra 4.31]
1) The body (of animate or inanimate objects); शरीरमाद्य� खल� धर्मसाधनम् (śīmdya� khalu dharmasdhanam) Kumrasambhava 5.33.
2) The constituent element; शरीरं तावदिष्टार्थव्यवच्छिन्ना पदावली (śī� vadiṣṭrthavyavacchinn padvalī) 屹.1.1; शरीरमसि संसारस्य (śīmasi saṃsrasya) Uttararmacarita 7.
3) Bodily strength.
4) A dead body.
5) One's own person, individual soul (īٳ); यथ� यथ� मनस्तस्य दुष्कृतं कर्म गर्हति � तथ� तथ� शरीरं तत्तेनाधर्मे� मुच्यत� (yath yath manastasya duṣkṛta� karma garhati | tath tath śī� tattendharmeṇa mucyate) || Manusmṛti 11.229.
Derivable forms: śīm (शरॶरम�).
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Śī (शारी�).�a. (-ī f.) [शरीरस्येदम् अण� (śīsyedam �)]
1) Relating to the body, bodily, corporeal.
2) Incorporate, embodied.
-�, -ram 1 The incorporate or embodied spirit (īٳ); human or individual soul.
2) A bull.
3) A kind of drug.
4) Excrement; विनाद्भिरप्स� वाप्यार्तः शारीरं संनिवेश्� � (vindbhirapsu vpyrta� śī� saṃniveśya ca) Manusmṛti 11.22.
-ram Bodily constitution.
2) (In medic.) the science of the body and its parts; anatomy.
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Sarira (सरिर).—Water; cf. सलिल (salila).
Derivable forms: sariram (सरिरम्).
See also (synonyms): sarila.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚī (शरी�).—n.
(-�) 1. The body. 2. The body of any inanimate object. 3. A dead body. E. ś� to injure, to be injured, Unadi aff. īran .
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Śī (शारी�).—mfn.
(-�-ī-�) 1. Corporeal, bodily, belonging to or produced from the body. 2. Spiritual in connection with the body, incorporate. 3. A bull. n.
(-�) 1. The soul or spirit whilst incorporate. 2. A drug. 3. Excrement, excretion. m.
(-�) Personal chastisement, corporeal punishment. E. śī the body, and � aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚī (शरी�).� (vb. ś�10), n. 1. The body, [ʲñٲԳٰ] iii. [distich] 96. 2. Life, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] iii. [distich] 103.
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Śī (शारी�).—i. e. śī + a, I. adj. 1. Corporeal, [Bhagavadgī, (ed. Schlegel.)] 17, 14; relating to animal bodies, [Բśٰ] 5, 110. 2. Spiritual, incorporate. Ii. n. 1. Excrement, [Բśٰ] 11, 202. 2. The soul whilst incorporate.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚī (शरी�).—[neuter] ([masculine]) the body, also = person; [abstract] � [feminine], tva� [neuter]
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Śī (शारी�).—[feminine] ī made of bone; corporeal, of the body. [neuter] bodily constitution, excrement.
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Sarira (सरिर).—[neuter] the heaving flood.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śī (शरी�):�n. (once in [Rmyṇa] m.; ifc. f(). ; either [from] �ś and [originally] = ‘support or supporter� cf. 2. śarṇa and, [Manu-smṛti i, 7]; or [according to] to others, [from] �ś�, and [originally] = ‘that which is easily destroyed or dissolved�) the body, bodily frame, solid parts of the body ([plural] the bones), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) any solid body (opp. to udaka etc.), [Mahbhrata; Varha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhi; ʲñٲԳٰ]
3) one’s body id est. one’s own person, [Manu-smṛti xi, 229]
4) bodily strength, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
5) a dead body, [ib.]
6) Śī (शारी�):—mf(ī)n. ([from] śī) bodily, corporeal, relating or belonging to or being in or produced from or connected with the body (with dṇḍa m. corporal punishment), [Śatapatha-brhmṇa] etc. etc.
7) made of bone, [Suśruta]
8) n. bodily constitution, [Mahbhrata; Varha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhi]
9) (in med.) the science of the body and its parts, anatomy, [Suśruta; Caraka]
10) the feces, excrement, [Manu-smṛti xi, 202]
11) the embodied soul or spirit, [Horace H. Wilson]
12) = ṛṣ (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) Sarira (सरिर):—[from sara] n. (cf. salila) the heaving sea, flood, tide, [Vjasaneyi-saṃhi; Taittiīya-brhmṇa]
14) [v.s. ...] = bahu, [Naighṇṭuka, commented on by Yska iii, 1]
15) [v.s. ...] the universe (= loka or tri-loka), [Vjasaneyi-saṃhi [Scholiast or Commentator]]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śī (शरी�):�(�) 1. n. The body.
2) Śī (शारी�):—[(ra�-ī-�) n.] Incorporated soul; excrement. m. Bodily punishment. a. Corporeal, incorporate.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śī (शरी�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Saīra, Sīra.
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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 dictionary1) Śī (शरी�) [Also spelled sharir]:�(nm) body, physique; (a) mischievous; —[aura tm] body and soul; -[kriy] physiology; ~[kriytmaka] physiological; ~[kriy-vijñna] physiology; ~[kriy-vaijñnika] a physiologist; physiological; -[ṻԲ] physique, body-build, physical frame; -[tyga] death; -[岹ṃḍ] physical punishment; -[patana/pta/nipta] death, demise; -[ṣa첹] a bodyguard, escort; -[racan] anatomy, physical structure; •[vijñna/śstra] anatomy; ~[racanvaijñnika] an anatomist; anatomical; ~[vijñna/śstra] physiology; ~[vaijñnika] a physiologist; physiological; -[śstī] a physiologist; ~[śstīya] physiological; -[ṃbṃd] physical relationship, sexual relationship; -[ṃbṃdī] corporeal, pertaining to the body/physical frame; -[saṃskra] sixteen rituals or consecrations of physical purification prescribed by the Vedas; ~[stha] located or concentrated in the body; confined to the physical element; —[galan/ghuln] to be on the wane, to be decrying, to decay; —[chūṭan] to pass away, to die; —[choḍan/-tygan] to die, to pass away; —[jalan] to be running very high temperature;—[bhara jn] to acquire fullness of bloom; to acquire healthy flesh; —[me� bijalī dauḍa jn] to be thrilled with excitement.
2) Śī (शारी�) [Also spelled sharir]:�(nm) Anatomy; (a) anatomical, corporeal; —[tattva] physical/corporeal/anatomical etcment; —[vigh/śstra] (the science of) Anatomy; ~[śstīya] anatomical.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Saīra (सरी�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śī.
2) Sīra (सारी�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Śī.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚarira (ಶರಿರ):—[noun] = ಶರ� [sharira].
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Śī (ಶರ�):—[noun] the bodily frame of a human or other animal; the body.
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Śī (ಶಾರೀ�):�
1) [adjective] of, in, by or to the body; bodily.
2) [adjective] having a body; corporeal.
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Śī (ಶಾರೀ�):�
1) [noun] the body (of a living being).
2) [noun] the nature, inborn qualities of the body (of a person); constitution of the body.
3) [noun] anything concerning, relating to, produced by, the body.
4) [noun] an ox.
5) [noun] the embodied soul or spirit.
6) [noun] (jain.) misery, suffering caused by, occuring in the body, considered as an impediment in one’s spiritual life.
7) [noun] the musical quality of one’s voice (esp. of a singer).
8) [noun] (dance.) any of the bodily movements to express something; a gesture.
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Sarira (ಸರಿರ):—[noun] the bodily frame of a human or other animal; the body.
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Srira (ಸಾರಿ�):—[adjective] = ಸಾರೀ� [sarira]1.
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Srira (ಸಾರಿ�):—[noun] = ಸಾರೀ� [sarira]2.
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Sīra (ಸಾರೀ�):�
1) [adjective] (correctly, ಶಾರೀ� [sharira]) 1. of, in, by or to the body; bodily.
2) [adjective] having a body; corporeal.
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Sīra (ಸಾರೀ�):�
1) [noun] (correctly, ಶಾರೀ� [sharira]) 1. anything concerning, relating to, produced by, the body.
2) [noun] the musical quality of one’s voice (esp. of a singer).
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 DictionaryŚī (शरी�):—n. 1. the body; physique; 2. a dead body;
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.
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Verse 4.21 < [Chapter 4 - Jñna-Yoga (Yoga through Transcendental Knowledge)]
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