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Sudhama, ܻ峾: 4 definitions

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Sudhama in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) ܻ峾 (सुधामा).—A group of Gods. The name of the Manu of the third Manvantara was Uttama. The ruler of the devas was the Indra named Suśānti. There were five groups or gaṇas of twelve devas each, called the Satyas, the Japas, the Pratardanas, ܻ峾s and the Vaśavarttins. (Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Aṃśa 1, Chapter 3).

2) ܻ峾 (सुधामा).—A golden mountain in the Kuśa island. (Mahābhārata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 12, Verse 10).

3) ܻ峾 (सुधामा).—One of the sons of King Ghṛtapṛṣṭha. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 5),

: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study

1) ܻ峾 (सुधामा) are the deities in the Uttama-Manvantara: one of the fourteen Manvantaras, according to the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, “In the Uttama Manvantara the ܻ峾s are the Gods having twelve groups like Pratardana, Śiva, Satya, Vaśavarti etc. Sudānti was the Indra. Raja, Gotra, Ardhabāhu, Savana, Anagha, Sutapā and Śukra are the Seven sages.

2) ܻ峾 (सुधामा) also refers to one of the seven sages (ٲṣi) in the ṣuṣaԱԳٲ.—Accordingly, “In ṣuṣaԱԳٲ, Manojava was the Indra, Bhāva and others who were the progeny of Āyu were said to be the deities. The seven sages were ܻ峾, Virajā, Haviṣmān, Uttama, Budha, Atri and Sahiṣṇu�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

ܻ峾 (सुधा�).—name of a piśāca: (Āⲹ-)Ѳñśīū첹貹 18.6.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ܻ峾 (सुधा�):—[=-峾] [from su > su-tanaya] See next.

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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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