Somadeva: 10 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSomadeva (सोमदेव):—
1) m. a) der Mondgott [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 45, 39.] — b) Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer [Kathāsaritsāgara 114, 90.] Inschr. in [Journ. of the Am. Or. S. 7, 27, 17.] bhaṭṭa Verfasser des Kathāsaritsāgara (herausgegeben von [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi] [BROCKHAUS]). —
2) f. ī Nomen proprium einer Gattin des Kāmapāla [Daśakumāracarita 118, 4.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Soma, Deva, Teva.
Starts with: Somadeva ekanatha, Somadeva shrikaralalabhairavapurapati, Somadevaikanatha, Somadevashrikaralalabhairavapurapati, Somadevasuri, Somadevata, Somadevatya.
Full-text (+140): Kathasaritsagara, Somadevasuri, Nitivakyamrita, Rudrasoma, Somadevashrikaralalabhairavapurapati, Rasendracudamani, Somadevaikanatha, Somadevi, Yashastilakacampu, Jainendravyakarana, Brihatkatha, Somaniti, Shabdarnavacandrika, Somadeva shrikaralalabhairavapurapati, Somadeva ekanatha, Lalitavigraharaja, Nagabala, Arka, Kapittha, Mallika.
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Search found 29 books and stories containing Somadeva, Soma-deva; (plurals include: Somadevas, devas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Chapter 7: Lokapāla Somadeva < [Book 3]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Note on the Pañcatantra of Somadeva < [Notes]
Vetāla 12: King Yaśaḥketu, his Vidyādharī Wife, and his Faithful Minister < [Appendix 6.1 - The Twenty-five Tales of a Vetāla]
The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
Part 20 - Somisvara and Mallideva III (A.D. 1157) < [Chapter XX - The Telugu Cholas (Chodas)]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 46 - The Battle of the Gods < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Chapter 75 - The Fight between Garuda and Airavata < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]