Sira
Sira,(nt.and m.) [cp.Vedic śiras,śīan; Av.sarō,Gr.karaρa head,kέras horn,krani/on; Lat.cerebrum; Ohg.hirni brain] head,Nom.siraṁ Th.2,255,Acc.siraṁ A.I,141; siro Sn.768; sirasaṁ J.V,434; Instr.sirasā Vin.I,4; D.I,126; Sn.1027; Loc.sirasmiṁ M.I,32; sire DA.I,97; in compounds siro- A.I,138.-- sirasā paṭiggaṇhāti to accept with reverence J.I,65; pādesu sirasā nipatati to bow one’s head to another’s feet,to salute respectfully Vin.I,4,34; Sn.p.15,p.101.siraṁ muñcati to loosen the hair J.V,434; cp.I.47; mutta° with loose hair KhA 120=Vism.415; adho-siraṁ with bowed head,head down A.I,141; IV,133; J.VI,298; cp.avaṁ°; dvedhā° with broken head J.V,206; muṇḍa° a shaven head DhA.II,125.(Page 711)