As a deity name
Name 125 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 1010 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 606 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
श्रीश · noun · masculine
विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘lord or husband of Śrī’, N. of Viṣṇu
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "śrīśa" is the vocative of "śrīśā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "śrīśa" is derived from "śrī" with the śas suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. śrī (cf. √ śrā) cl. 9. P. Ā. (Dhātup. xxxi, 3) śrīṇati, śrīṇīte (Gr. also pf. śiśrāya, śiśriye; aor. aśraiṣīt, aśreṣṭha &c.; for aśiśrayuḥ See 2. abhi-√ śrī), to mix, mingle, cook (cf. abhi- and ā-√ śrī), RV.; TS.; VS.; Br.; (= √ 1. śri), to burn, flame, diffuse light, RV. i, 68, 1.
2. śrī mfn. (ifc.) mixing, mingling, mixed with
śrī˚śa (śrīśa), m. ‘lord or husband of Śrī’, N. of Viṣṇu, Prasaṅg.
of Rāma-candra (whose wife Sitā is regarded as an incarnation of Śrī or Lakṣmī), L.
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Dictionary citations
śrī˚śa (śrīśa), m. ‘lord or husband of Śrī’, N. of Viṣṇu, Prasaṅg.
of Rāma-candra (whose wife Sitā is regarded as an incarnation of Śrī or Lakṣmī), L.
śrīśa m. (-śaḥ) 1 VIṢṆU. 2 RĀMACANDRA. E. śrī the goddess LAKṢMĪ, also incarnate in SĪTĀ, and īśa husband.
śrī—˚śā f. N. of Rādhā, Pañcar.
1. śrī (cf. √ śrā) cl. 9. P. Ā. (Dhātup. xxxi, 3) śrīṇati, śrīṇīte (Gr. also pf. śiśrāya, śiśriye; aor. aśraiṣīt, aśreṣṭha &c.; for aśiśrayuḥ See 2. abhi-√ śrī), to mix, mingle, cook (cf. abhi- and ā-√ śrī), RV.; TS.; VS.; Br.; (= √ 1. śri), to burn, flame, diffuse light, RV. i, 68, 1.
2. śrī mfn. (ifc.) mixing, mingling, mixed with
Alternative readings
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