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स्थूलशिरस्

   { sthūlaśiras }
Script: Devanagari

स्थूलशिरस्

Puranic Encyclopaedia  | English  English |   | 
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).

स्थूलशिरस्

स्थूलशिरस्

A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit  English |   | 
स्थूल—शिरस्  m. m.large-headed’, N. of a ऋषि, [MBh.] ; [Hariv.]
   of a राक्षस, [Kathās.]
   of a यक्ष, ib.
स्थूल—शिरस्  n. n. a large head or summit, [W.]

स्थूलशिरस्

Shabda-Sagara | Sanskrit  English |   | 
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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