Somavamsha, 厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘, Soma-vamsha: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘 can be transliterated into English as Somavamsa or Somavamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘 (啶膏啶さ啶傕ざ).鈥擳he lunar line of Kings;1 Ila common ancestor;2 commences with the 29th Yuga.3
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘 (啶膏啶さ啶傕ざ) refers to the 鈥渄ynasty of the Moon鈥�, according to the Yogakha峁囜笉a of the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha Bauddhadeva]: 鈥淭here is a well-known town in India which is your (sacred) place. It is the town of Kany膩kubja situated between the Ganges and the Yamuna. (There was) a benevolent king who reigned happily there (called) Some艣vara. He was a powerful warrior by caste and was born in the dynasty of the Moon (蝉辞尘补惫补峁兣沘-蝉补尘耻诲产丑补惫补). (One) night on the fourteenth of the dark fortnight, he left (his palace) to engage in Kaula practice. O Bhairava, in half a moment he brought a Vet膩la under his control; because of that, (the king) who observed Kaula practice, had a son called Mah墨p膩la. [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarys艒ma惫补峁兣沘 (啶膏啶さ啶傕ざ).鈥攎 (S) The lunar dynasty or series of princes supposed to descend through Buddha from the moon.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishs艒ma惫补峁兣沘 (啶膏啶さ啶傕ざ).鈥�m The lunar dynasty.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘 (啶膏啶さ啶傕ざ).鈥攖he lunar race of kings founded by Budha.
Derivable forms: 蝉辞尘补惫补峁兣沘岣� (啶膏啶さ啶傕ざ啶�).
厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms soma and 惫补峁兣沘 (啶掂啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘 (啶膏啶さ啶傕ざ).鈥攎.
(-艣补岣�) 1. A name of Yudhisht'Hira. 2. The lunar dynasty, or series of princes supposed to descend through Budha the son of So4Ma, or the moon. E. soma, and 惫补峁兣沘 family.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘 (啶膏啶さ啶傕ざ).鈥攎. 1. the lunar dynasty. 2. a name of Yudhi峁ａ弓hira.
厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms soma and 惫补峁兣沘 (啶掂啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘 (啶膏啶さ啶傕ざ).鈥擺masculine] the lunar race of kings.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘 (啶膏啶さ啶傕ざ):鈥擺=soma-惫补峁兣沘] [from soma] m. the lunar race or dynasty (See candra-v), [Hari惫补峁兣沘; 艢atru峁僯aya-m膩h膩tmya] (cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 375; 411 n. 1])
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. = -惫补峁兣浤珁补
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Yudhi-峁ａ弓hira, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘 (啶膏啶さ啶傕ざ):鈥擺soma-惫补峁兣沘] (艣补岣�) 1. m. The lunar dynasty; Yudhishthir.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary厂辞尘补惫补峁兣沘 (啶膏啶さ啶傕ざ):鈥攏. the lunar race;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vamsha, Soma.
Full-text: Ravisomavamsa, Somvansh, Somavamshi, Sangitapura, Soma, Shurasena.
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