शीर्षन्

शीर्षन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śr̥Hṣá, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĉr̥Hšá, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂-sō, from *ḱerh₂- (“head, horn”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κάρα (kára), Old English hærn (whence English harns). Collateral of Sanskrit शीर्ष (śīrṣá).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕiːɽ.ʂɐ́n̪/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕiːɽ.ʂɐn̪/

Noun

शीर्षन् • (śīrṣán) n (Vedic)

1. head

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of शीर्षन् (śīrṣán)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शीर्ष śīrṣá	शीर्षणी śīrṣáṇī	शीर्षाणि śīrṣā́ṇi
Vocative	शीर्षन् / शीर्ष śīrṣán / śī́rṣa	शीर्षणी śī́rṣaṇī	शीर्षाणि śī́rṣāṇi
Accusative	शीर्ष śīrṣá	शीर्षणी śīrṣáṇī	शीर्षाणि śīrṣā́ṇi
Instrumental	शीर्षणा śīrṣáṇā	शीर्षभ्याम् śīrṣábhyām	शीर्षभिः śīrṣábhiḥ
Dative	शीर्षणे śīrṣáṇe	शीर्षभ्याम् śīrṣábhyām	शीर्षभ्यः śīrṣábhyaḥ
Ablative	शीर्षणः śīrṣáṇaḥ	शीर्षभ्याम् śīrṣábhyām	शीर्षभ्यः śīrṣábhyaḥ
Genitive	शीर्षणः śīrṣáṇaḥ	शीर्षणोः śīrṣáṇoḥ	शीर्षणाम् śīrṣáṇām
Locative	शीर्षणि śīrṣáṇi	शीर्षणोः śīrṣáṇoḥ	शीर्षसु śīrṣásu

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “शीर्षन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1079.