Sanskrit

Noun

शिरस् • ‎(śiras) n

1. the upper end or highest part of anything, top, peak, summit, pinnacle, acme
2. the forepart or van (of an army)
3. the beginning (of a verse)
4. the head, leader, chief, foremost, first (of a class)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 1072