1 A crest, chaplet, tuft, a garland of flowers worn on the head; kapāli vā syādatharveduśekharaṃ Ku. 5. 78, 7. 42; navakaranikareṇa spaṣṭabadhūka sūnastaba karacitamete śekharaṃ bibhratīva Śi. 11. 46, 4, 50; maga dhadeśaśekharībhūtā pu- ṣpapurī nāma nagarī Dk.

2 A diadem, crown.

3 A peak, summit.

4 The best or most distinguished of a class (at the end of comp.).

5 A kind of Dhruva or burden of a song. raṃ...