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'''Mṛgaśirā''' (also spelled Mr̥gaśīrṣa; Devanagari: मृगशीर्ष) is the 5th [[nakshatra|nakṣatra]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Rasa Shastra: The Hidden Art of Medical Alchemy |page=436|publisher=Singing Dragon|author=Andrew Mason|year=2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=woJIAwAAQBA}}</ref> or ''lunar mansion'' as used in [[Hindu astronomy]] and [[astrology]], in the constellation [[Orion (constellation)|Orion]]. It corresponds to the stars [[Meissa|λ]], [[Phi1 Orionis|φ<sup>1</sup>]], and [[Phi2 Orionis|φ<sup>2</sup> Orionis]]. Its position is described in the [[Surya Siddhānta]].<ref name=ASE>{{cite web |title=Mṛgaśira (मृगशिर) |url=https://ase.exopla.net/index.php/Mrigashira |website=All Skies Encyclopaedia |publisher=[[IAU Working Group on Star Names]] |access-date=18 December 2025}}</ref><br />
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The asterism's names in various languages are:<br />
* {{langx|te|మృగశిర}}<br />
* {{langx|ta|மிருகசீரிடம்}}<br />
*[[Sinhalese language|Sinhalese]]: මුවසිරස<br />
*{{langx|kn|ಮೃಗಶಿರ}}<br />
*{{langx|ml|മകയിരം}}<br />
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The first two ''pada'' (quarters) of this nakṣatra are part of ''[[Vṛṣabha]] Rāśi'' (Devanagari: वृषभ), which is ''Taurus''. The latter two ''pada'' of this star belong to ''[[Mithuna (month)|Mithuna]] Rāśi'' (Devanagari: मिथुन), which is ''Gemini'' (from 23°20’ Taurus to 6°40’ Gemini).{{cn|date=December 2025}}<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The term Mṛgaśira (मृगशिर) means "the deer's head"; it is a composite of two Sanskrit words, mṛga (मृग) meaning deer and śira (शिर) meaning head or precisely, the top of the head.<ref name=ASE/><br />
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The names Mṛgaśira (मृगशिर) and Mārgaśīrṣa/Mṛgaśīrṣa (मार्गशीर्ष) are sometimes used interchangeably. Grammatically, Mārgaśīrṣa (मार्गशीर्ष) means "of Mṛgaśira" or "related to Mṛgaśira". Thus Mṛgaśira (मृगशिर) is the correct name of the asterism, while Mārgaśīrṣa (मार्गशीर्ष) is the name of the month related to Mṛgaśira, i.e., the month in which the Moon is in [[conjunction (astronomy)|conjunction]] with the Mṛgaśira nakṣatra. In Malayalam it is called Makayeeram.{{cn|date=December 2025}}<br />
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==Naming principles==<br />
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Under the traditional Hindu principle of naming individuals according to their nakṣatras, the following Sanskrit syllables correspond with this nakṣatra, and would belong at the beginning of a first name:<br />
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*Ve (Devanagari: वे)<br />
*Vo (Devanagari: वो)<br />
*Ka (Devanagari: क)<br />
*Ki (Devanagari: कि)<br />
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Mṛgaśira nakṣatra extends from after 23°20' in Vṛṣabha Rāśi up to 6°40' in Mithuna. This Star is ruled by [[Mangala]] and the presiding deity is [[Chandra]], the [[Moon]] God. He holds Amrita (nectar of immortality) and his mount is a chariot drawn by [[horse]]s. He rules the following parts of the human body: the face, chin, cheeks, larynx, palate, throat, vocal chord, arms, shoulders, thymus gland, upper ribs.<br />
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The word ''mṛga'' represents forests, gardens, a search, a seeking to find, to roam about in forests and a hunter, to seek to blaze the trail, a guide and preceptor. ''Mṛgaśirṣa'' is partly in [[Vrishaba (astrology)|Vṛṣabha]] and partly in [[Mithuna]]. It conveys the ideas of searching for beautiful faces, visit or request a girl in marriage. People born in this nakṣatra have a strong body and moderate complexion.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of Nakshatras]]<br />
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