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Shiradhvaja, Śī󱹲Ჹ, ī󱹲Ჹ, Siradhvaja, Sira-dhvaja: 8 definitions

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Shiradhvaja 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 term Śī󱹲Ჹ can be transliterated into English as Siradhvaja or Shiradhvaja, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shiradhvaja in Purana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Śī󱹲Ჹ (शीरध्व�):—Son of Hrasvaromā (son of Svarṇaromā). He was allso called Janaka. He had a son named Kuśadhvaja. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.13.18-19)

: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

ī󱹲Ჹ (सीरध्व�).—Janaka the father of Sītā. (For further details see under Janaka).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

ī󱹲Ჹ (सीरध्व�).—A son of Hrasvaroman; when he was ploughing the earth for an ⲹñ, he discovered Sītā, and hence her name. Father of Kuśadhvaja; (his brother, Kuśadhvaja and son Bhānumat, Viṣṇu-purāṇa).*

  • * Bhā IX. 13. 18-19; Vāyu-purāṇa 89. 15-17; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 5. 27-30.
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The Purana (पुरा�, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Shiradhvaja in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ī󱹲Ჹ (सीरध्व�).—an epithet of Janaka.

Derivable forms: ī󱹲Ჹ� (सीरध्वजः).

ī󱹲Ჹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ī and dhvaja (ध्वज).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ī󱹲Ჹ (सीरध्व�).—m.

(-Ჹ�) An epithet of Janaka.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ī󱹲Ჹ (सीरध्व�).—m. Janaka, [Mahāvīracharita, (ed. Trithen.)] 5, 9.

ī󱹲Ჹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ī and dhvaja (ध्वज).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ī󱹲Ჹ (सीरध्व�):—[=ī-dhvaja] [from ī] m. ‘pdzܲ-ԲԱ�, Name of Janaka, [Bālarāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] of Balarāma, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]

3) [v.s. ...] of a son of Hrasva-roman, [ib.]

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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.

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