शिरस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĉŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱŕ̥h₂-os, from *ḱerh₂- (“head”); see there for more. Related to Vedic Sanskrit शीर्षन् (śīrṣán). Cognate to Avestan 𐬯𐬁𐬭𐬀‎ (sāra).

Pronunciation

Noun

शिरस् • (śíras) n

  1. head, skull
  2. the upper end or highest part of anything, top, peak, summit, pinnacle, acme
  3. the forepart or van (of an army)
  4. the beginning (of a verse)
  5. the head, leader, chief, foremost, first (of a class)

Declension
Neuter as-stem declension of शिरस् (śíras)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शिरः
śíraḥ		 शिरसी
śírasī		 शिरांसि
śírāṃsi
Vocative शिरः
śíraḥ		 शिरसी
śírasī		 शिरांसि
śírāṃsi
Accusative शिरः
śíraḥ		 शिरसी
śírasī		 शिरांसि
śírāṃsi
Instrumental शिरसा
śírasā		 शिरोभ्याम्
śírobhyām		 शिरोभिः
śírobhiḥ
Dative शिरसे
śírase		 शिरोभ्याम्
śírobhyām		 शिरोभ्यः
śírobhyaḥ
Ablative शिरसः
śírasaḥ		 शिरोभ्याम्
śírobhyām		 शिरोभ्यः
śírobhyaḥ
Genitive शिरसः
śírasaḥ		 शिरसोः
śírasoḥ		 शिरसाम्
śírasām
Locative शिरसि
śírasi		 शिरसोः
śírasoḥ		 शिरःसु
śíraḥsu

Descendants

References
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