शिर

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head”); see there for more. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬭𐬋 (sirō).

Noun

शिर • (śira) stem, m

1. (anatomy) head, skull, cephalon
2. peak, top
3. bed, couch

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शिर (śira)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शिरः śiraḥ	शिरौ / शिरा¹ śirau / śirā¹	शिराः / शिरासः¹ śirāḥ / śirāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शिर śira	शिरौ / शिरा¹ śirau / śirā¹	शिराः / शिरासः¹ śirāḥ / śirāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शिरम् śiram	शिरौ / शिरा¹ śirau / śirā¹	शिरान् śirān
Instrumental	शिरेण śireṇa	शिराभ्याम् śirābhyām	शिरैः / शिरेभिः¹ śiraiḥ / śirebhiḥ¹
Dative	शिराय śirāya	शिराभ्याम् śirābhyām	शिरेभ्यः śirebhyaḥ
Ablative	शिरात् śirāt	शिराभ्याम् śirābhyām	शिरेभ्यः śirebhyaḥ
Genitive	शिरस्य śirasya	शिरयोः śirayoḥ	शिराणाम् śirāṇām
Locative	शिरे śire	शिरयोः śirayoḥ	शिरेषु śireṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• [1] definition from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit.