स्थूलशिरस्

{ sthūlaśiras }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

STHŪLAŚIRAS I   
1) General information.
A hermit. It is observed that he was alive in the ages of both Rāmāyaṇa and Mahābhārata.
2) Other details.
(i) He shone in the court of Yudhiṣṭhira. [M.B. Sabhā Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 11] .
(ii) It is mentioned in [Mahābhārata, Vana Parva, Chapter 135, Verse 8] , that Yudhiṣṭhira once visited his beautiful hermitage.
(iii) In olden days this hermit had performed penance on the North East side of Meru. [M.B. Śānti Parva, Chapter 243, Verse 59] .
(iv) It is mentioned in [Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 26, Verse 5] , that this hermit Sthūla- śiras was one of the hermits who had visited Bhīṣma on his bed of arrows.
(v) Kabandha became a Rākṣasa (giant) because of the curse of Sthūlaśiras. (For detailed story see under Kabandha).
STHŪLAŚIRAS II   A giant. Once a servant of Vaiśravaṇa made friends with this giant and Vaiśravaṇa cursed his servant. (See under Guṇāḍhya).

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

स्थूलशिरस् n.  एक ऋषि, जो ‘अश्वशिरस्’ ऋषि का पुत्र था । इसने विश्वावसु नामक गंधर्व को कबंध राक्षस बनने का शाप दिया था (यवक्रीत देखिये) ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

स्थूल—शिरस्  m.  m. ‘large-headed’, N. of a ऋषि, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]

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of a राक्षस, [Kathās.]
of a यक्ष, ib.
स्थूल—शिरस्  n.  n. a large head or summit, [W.]

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Shabda-Sagara

स्थूलशिरस्  mfn.  ( -राः-राः-रः) Large-headed.
 n.  ( -रः) A large head or summit.
E. स्थूल bulky, and शिरस् the head.

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