Mṛgaśiraṣa (also spelled Mārgaśīrṣa/Mṛgaśira; Devanagari: मृगशीर्ष) is the 5th nakṣatra or lunar mansion as used in Hindu astronomy and astrology in the constellation Orion. Its position is described in the Surya Siddhānta. The asterism’s names in various languages are: * Tamil: மிருகசீரிடம் * Sinhalese:Muwasirasa * Kannada: ಮೃಗಶಿರ * Malayalam: മകയിരം