śīrṣán n. (for śiras + an; rare in later language; Veda has all cases in sg. except nom. acc.; also has nom. acc. du. pl. loc. pl.; later language has only acc. pl. and remaining cases; cf. also a-, tri-, sahasraś°) the head (also ‘an eminent or illustrious person’, cf. [RV. vii, 18, 24]), [RV.]; &c.