सिरहाना

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀸𑀡 (*sirāhāṇa), from Sanskrit शिर-आधान (śira-ādhāna), from शिरः (śiraḥ) +‎ आधान (ādhā́na).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɪɾ.ɦɑː.nɑː/, [sɪɾ.ɦäː.näː]
• Rhymes: -ɑːnɑː
• Hyphenation: सिर‧हा‧ना

Noun

सिरहाना • (sirhānā) m (Urdu spelling سرہانا)

1. head-side of a bed, tomb etc.

   Antonyms: पाँयता (pā̃ytā), पातयाना (pātyānā)

   • (Can we date this quote?), Sumanglam se Shraddhanjali Tak, Vani Prakashan, page 128:

     ... चारपाई के सिरहाने पर तकिया लगाकर टिककर बैठ गईं।

     ... cārpāī ke sirhāne par takiyā lagākar ṭikkar baiṭh gaī̃.

     ...After placing a pillow on the headboard, she sat down leaning against it.

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   • 2008 September 1, Intezar Hussain, Kachhue, Rajkamal Prakashan, →ISBN, page 45:

     ... मियाँ जानी की क़ब्र पर पहुँचकर इमरान मियाँ का दिल भर आया। मेरी भी आँख भीग गई। वो क़ब्र अब बहुत कुहना हो गई। सिरहाने खड़ा हुआ हरसिंगार का पेड़ गिर चुका है।

     ... miyā̃ jānī kī qabra par pahũckar imrān miyā̃ kā dil bhar āyā. merī bhī ā̃kh bhīg gaī. vo qabra ab bahut kuhnā ho gaī. sirhāne khaṛā huā harsiṅgār kā peṛ gir cukā hai.

     Upon reaching Miyan Jani's grave, Imran Miyan's heart filled with emotion. My eyes also became moist. That grave has now become very old. The night-flowering jasmine tree that stood by the gravestone has fallen.

2. side of a resting surface like bed, mat etc. where one places their head while lying down, bedside

   पानी का गिलास मेरे सिरहाने रख दो।

   pānī kā gilās mere sirhāne rakh do.

   Put the glass of water at my bedside.

   • 2024 June 17, Educart, Educart CBSE Question Bank Class 10 Hindi A 2024-25, Educart, →ISBN, page 185:

     उन्होंने उसके मृत शरीर को आँगन में चटाई बिछाकर उस पर लिटा दिया और उसके शरीर को सफ़ेद चादर से ढक दिया। इसके बाद अपने आँगन में से कुछ फूल और तुलसीदल तोड़कर उसके ऊपर बिखरा दिए और सिरहाने एक दीपक जला दिया ।

     unhõne uske mŕt śarīr ko āṅgan mẽ caṭāī bichākar us par liṭā diyā aur uske śarīr ko safed cādar se ḍhak diyā. iske bād apne āṅgan mẽ se kuch phūl aur tulsīdal toṛkar uske ūpar bikhrā die aur sirhāne ek dīpak jalā diyā .

     Spreading the mat in the courtyard, he laid his dead body there on it and covered his body with white sheet. After this he scattered some flowers and Tulsi leaves over him and lit a lamp by his head.

   • 1851, धर्म्म पुस्तक‎^{[hi.wikisource.org/wiki/पृष्ठ:धर्म्म_पुस्तक.pdf/६००]}:

     सो दाऊद और अबिशै रात को सेना में घुसे और क्या देखते हैं कि साऊल खाई के भीतर सोता है और उस का भाला उस के सिरहाने भूमि में गड़ा था परंतु अबिनैयिर और उस के लोग चारों और सोते थे। ८।

     so dāūd aur abiśai rāt ko senā mẽ ghuse aur kyā dekhte ha͠i ki sāūl khāī ke bhītar sotā hai aur us kā bhālā us ke sirhāne bhūmi mẽ gaṛā thā parantu abinaiyir aur us ke log cārõ aur sote the. 8.

     So David and Abishai entered into the army at night and what they see is Saul lying asleep inside the entrenchment and that his is spear is buried in the ground by his head but Abner and his people were sleeping all around.

3. area over which the head is rested, pillow

   Synonyms: तकिया (takiyā), (rare) उपधान (updhān), मसनद (masnad)

   • 1997 September 1, Omprakash Yati, Bahar Chhaya Bheetar Dhoop, Rajkamal Prakashan, →ISBN, page 46:

     फूलों के सिरहाने पर भी नींद नहीं आती है अब तो...

     phūlõ ke sirhāne par bhī nīnd nahī̃ ātī hai ab to...

     Sleep doesn't come even on the floral pillow anymore...

   • (Can we date this quote?), Madhubun, Nootan Gunjan Hindi Pathmala – 6, Vikas Publishing House, →ISBN, page 26:

     ...उसी समय पंडित जी को रोगी के सिरहाने के नीचे कोई चुभती हुई चीज़ जान पड़ी । उन्होंने नीचे हाथ डालकर देखा तो उनके आश्चर्य की सीमा न रही […]

     ...usī samay paṇḍit jī ko rogī ke sirhāne ke nīce koī cubhtī huī cīz jān paṛī . unhõne nīce hāth ḍālkar dekhā to unke āścarya kī sīmā na rahī […]

     At the moment, Pandit ji came to percept something poking under the patient's pillow[or the area of bed by his head]. When he put his hand underneath, there was no limit to his astonishment. […]

Declension

Declension of सिरहाना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सिरहाना sirhānā	सिरहाने sirhāne
oblique	सिरहाने sirhāne	सिरहानों sirhānõ
vocative	सिरहाने sirhāne	सिरहानो sirhāno

Usage notes

• Distinguished from general bedside by specifically referring to the area where the head is positioned.
• In everyday usage, refers to the space immediately adjacent to where one lays their head, often used for keeping essential items within reach during sleep.

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सिरहाना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सिरहाना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “सिरहाना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*śiraādhāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press