[śiras-pṛṣoº śīrṣadeśaḥ, śṝ-ka suk ca vā] 1 The head; śīrṣe sarpo deśāṃtare vaidyaḥ Karpūr., Mu. 1. 21.

2 The black variety of aloe-wood. Comp. ava- śeṣaḥ the head only as the remainder. āmayaḥ any affection or disease of the head. udayaḥ an epithet of the zodiacal signs, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Aquarius, and Pis- ces. chedaḥ decapitation. chedya a. fit to be beheaded, deserving death by...