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स्थूलशिरस् (sthUlaziras)

 
शब्दसागरः
English
स्थूलशिरस्
mfn.
(-राः-राः-रः) Large-headed.
n.
(-रः) A large head or
summit.
E.
स्थूल bulky, and शिरस् the head.
Capeller Eng
English
स्थूलशिरस्
a.
large-headed
m.
N.
of a Ṛṣi etc.
Yates
English
स्थूल-शिरस् (रः) 1.
n.
A large head
or summit.
a. Large-headed.
Wilson
English
स्थूलशिरस्
mfn.
(-राः-राः-रः) Large-headed.
n.
(-रः) A large
head or summit.
E.
स्थूल bulky, and शिरस् the head.
Monier Williams Cologne
English
स्थूल—शिरस्
m.
‘large-headed’,
N.
of a Ṛṣi,
MBh.
Hariv.
of a Rākṣasa,
Kathās.
of a Yakṣa, ib.
स्थूल—शिरस्
n.
a large head or summit,
W.
Mahabharata
English
Sthūlaśiras, a ṛshi. § 264 (Sabhākriyāp.): II, 4, 106 (waited upon Yudhishṭhira).--§ 413 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 135, 10699 (āśramaḥ Sºaḥ, a tīrtha).--§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya): 343, XII) ††13221 (maharshiḥ, cursed the trees, saying that they should not put forth flowers at all times).--§ 734 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 26, 1762 (v.l. Sthūlagirāḥ, B.
came to see Bhīshma).
पुराणम्
English
स्थूलशिरस् / 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 sthūlaśiras 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).
स्थूलशिरस् / STHŪLAŚIRAS II. A giant. Once a servant of vaiśravaṇa made friends with this giant and vaiśravaṇa cursed his servant. (See under guṇāḍhya).