Siras n. [ SF-asun nipAtaH Uṇ. 4. 193 ] 1 The head; SirasA SlAGate pUrvaM (guRaM) paraM (dozaM) kaMWe niyacCati Subhāṣ. 2 Skull. 3 A peak, summit, top (as of a mountain); himagOrEracalADipaH SiroBiH Ki. 5. 17 ; Śi. 4. 54. 4 The top of a tree. 5 The head or top of anything; Sirasi mapIpawalaM daDAti dIpaH Bv. 1. 74. 6 Pinnacle, acme, highest point. 7 Front, forepart, van (as of an army); putrasya te raRaSirasyayamagrayAyI Ś. 7. 26 ; U. 5. 3. 8 Chief, principal, head (usually at the end of comp. ). Comp. — asTi n. ( SirosTi ) the skull. — kapAlin m. an ascetic who carries about a human skull. — gfhaM ( SirogfhaM ) a room on the top of a house, turret, garret. — grahaH ( SirograhaH ) affection of the head, head-ache. — CadaH, -CedanaM ( SiraSCedaH &c.) beheading, decapitation. — tApin m. an elephant. — traM, -trARaM 1 a helmet; cyutEH SirastrEScazakottareva R. 7. 49 , 66 ; apanItaSirastrARAH 4. 64. 2 a headdress. — DarA, -DiH (SiroDarA -Di) the neck; Śi. 4. 52 , 5. 65. — pIqA headache. — praRAmaH bending the head. — prAvaraRaM a turban. — PaWaH the cocoanut tree. — BUzaRaM ( SiroBUzaRaM ) an ornament for the head. — maRiH ( SiromaRiH ) 1 a jewel worn on the head. 2 a crest-jewel. 3 a title of respect conferred on learned men. — marman m. ( Siromarman ) a hog. — mAlin m. ( SiromAlin ) an epithet of Śiva. — ratnaM ( SiroratnaM ) a jewel worn on the head. — rujA ( SirorujA ) head-ache. — ruh m. — ruhaH ( SiroruhruhaH ) (also Sirasiruh-haH ) the hair of the head; Rs. 1. 4 , Ku. 5. 9 ; R. 15. 16. — vartin a. ( Sirovartin ) being at the head. ( — m. ) a chief, any one at the head of affairs. — vallI ( SirovallI ) the crest of a peacock. — vfttaM ( SirovfttaM ) pepper. — vezwaH, vezwanaM ( SirovezwraH-zwanaM ) a head-dress, turban. — SUlaM head-ache. — sTaH leader, chief. — hArin m. ( SirohArin ) an epithet of Śiva.