Shuravarman, Śū, Shura-varman: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Shuravarman means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śū can be transliterated into English as Suravarman or Shuravarman, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraŚū (शूरवर्मन�) is the servant of king Kuladhara, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 59. Accordingly, �... the King Kuladhara once had a servant of distinguished valour, a young man of good family, named Śū. And one day, as he was returning from war, he entered his house suddenly, and found his wife alone with his friend�.
The story of Śū was narrated by Gomukha to Naravāhanadatta in order to demonstrate that “some ordinary men even, being kindly disposed towards the three worlds, resist with firm resolution the disturbance of love and other passions�.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story�), mentioning Śū, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (काव्�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry�.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚū (शूरवर्मन�) or Śaṃkaravarman.—m. proper names, [Ჹٲṅgṇ�] 5, 251; 128; 22.
Śū is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śū and varman (वर्मन्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚū (शूरवर्मन�).—[masculine] a man’s name.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumŚū (शूरवर्मन�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śū (शूरवर्मन�):—[=śū-varman] [from śū > sūr] m. Name of various men, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Ჹٲṅgṇī]
2) [v.s. ...] of a poet (also written ū-), [Catalogue(s)]
3) Suravarman (सुरवर्मन�):—[=sura-varman] [from sura > sur] m. Name of a king ([varia lectio] susthira-v), [Harṣacarita]
4) ū (सूरवर्मन�):—[=ū-arman] [from sūra > sūr] m. Name of a poet, [Catalogue(s)]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Sura, Varman.
Starts with: Shuravarmabhidha.
Full-text: Shuravarmabhidha, Shamkaravarman, Kuladhara.
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Political history of Kashmir (from A.D. 600�1200) (by Krishna Swaroop Saxena)
Part 3 - The history of Nirjitavarman (C. 921-23 A.D.) and others < [Chapter 7 - The downfall of the Utpalas]
Part 4 - Suravarman II (C. 939 A.D.) and the decline of the Utpalas < [Chapter 7 - The downfall of the Utpalas]
Part 3 - The history of Sankaravarman (C. 883-902 A.D.) < [Chapter 6 - Rise of the Utpalas]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter LX < [Book X - Śaktiyaśas]
Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Index of Third volume < [Volume 3 - Classical Sanskrit Literature]
3.1. The Date of the Yoga-vasistha < [Volume 3 - Classical Sanskrit Literature]