Somatirtha, Somatīrtha, Soma-tirtha: 10 definitions
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Somatirtha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSomatīrtha (सोमतीर्थ):—n. Nomen proprium eines Wallfahrtsortes, = prabhāsa [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 1, 7] (vgl. [Mahābhārata 9, 2009. fg.] ; nach [Harivaṃśa 9521] könnte man an kanakhala denken). [Mahābhārata.3,5089. 6084. 7056.] [Śākuntala.7,16.] [Oxforder Handschriften 18,b,22. 19,b,12. 60,a,29. 36. 66,a,5.b,39. 67,a,25.b,23. fg.]
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.
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Partial matches: Soma, Tirtha.
Starts with: Somatirtham, Somatirthamahatmya.
Full-text: Somatirthamahatmya, Prahasa, Somaloka, Somatirtham, Rudraloka, Ramatirtha, Candrayana, Kanvatirtha, Anantatirtha, Dakshinaganga, Jayanti, Tejorashi, Prabhasa.
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The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
Chapter 35 - The Twentyfive Confluences of Various Rivers
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 7 - References to Hospitality in Abhijñānaśākuntala < [Chapter 4 - Atithi-saparyā in Classical Sanskrit Literature]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 121 - The Greatness of Soma Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 139 - The Greatness of Somatīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 190 - The Greatness of Candrahāsa Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
Chapter 23 - Holy Centres (tīrtha): Their Greatness
Chapter 61 - In praise of Mahājyeṣṭhi Full moon day in the month of Jyeṣṭha
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 161 - Somatīrtha < [Section 6 - Uttara-Khaṇḍa (Concluding Section)]
Chapter 18 - More Tīrthas on the Bank of Narmadā < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 37 - Other Holy Places of Vārāṇasī < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)