शीर्षन्

{ śīrṣan }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शीर्षन्  n.  n. (for शिरस् + अन्; rare in later language; वेद has all cases in sg. except nom. acc.; also has nom. acc. du. pl. loc. pl.; later language has only acc. pl. and remaining cases; cf. also अ-, त्रि-, सहस्रश्°) the head (also ‘an eminent or illustrious person’ cf. [RV. vii, 18, 24]), [RV.]; &c.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

शीर्षन् [śīrṣan]  n. n. The head. (This word has no forms for the first five inflections, and is optionally substituted for शिरस् or शीर्ष after acc. dual); नाभ्यां कोष्ठेष्ववस्थाप्य हृदुरःकण्ठशीर्षणि [Bhāg.4.23.14;] [Śiva.B.14.49.]