English Meaning of sira

Meaning of 'sira'

n (S) The head. 2 The crop or top of a tree. 3 The van of an army. 4 sira or sira is used, like the word rasa q. v., in the sense A head or an individual, in expressing the number of a body of horses; as ghoda sira cara. sira suri tujhya hati (My &c.) life awaits your disposal. ṃsira hatavara ghene To take one's head in one's hand; to be heroically daring: also to be reckless of life. See Judges xii. 3; 1 Sam. xix. 5, xxviii. 21. ṃsiratora or siratura asane g. of s. To possess superiority over or in. ṃsira ntora or -tura lavane -ndakhavine -mmiravine To put a plume upon one's head. Hence To assert superiority or preeminence. ṃsiri On the head of, i. e. at the very moment of; as ṃlagnacya siri, mprasangacya siri nkamacya siri. ṃsiri ṃasane To be at or over (as a protector or keeper of) the head of. See 1 Sam. xxviii. 2. Ex. ṃsiri ṃasata mpandharinatha cinta kimapi na karavi .

Meaning of शिर

n (S) The head. 2 The crop or top of a tree. 3 The van of an army. 4 शिर or शीर is used, like the word रास q. v., in the sense A head or an individual, in expressing the number of a body of horses; as घोडा शीर चार. शिर सुरी तुझ्या हातीं (My &c.) life awaits your disposal. शिर हातावर घेणें To take one's head in one's hand; to be heroically daring: also to be reckless of life. See Judges xii. 3; 1 Sam. xix. 5, xxviii. 21. शिरातोरा or शिरातुरा असणें g. of s. To possess superiority over or in. शिरां तोरा or -तुरा लावणें -दाखविणें -मिरविणें To put a plume upon one's head. Hence To assert superiority or preeminence. शिरीं On the head of, i. e. at the very moment of; as लग्नाच्या शिरीं, प्रसंगाच्या शिरीं कामाच्या शिरीं. शिरीं असणें To be at or over (as a protector or keeper of) the head of. See 1 Sam. xxviii. 2. Ex. शिरीं असतां पंढरीनाथ ॥ चिंता किमपि न करावी ॥.

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