Somavarcas: 4 definitions
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Somavarcas 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.
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Alternative spellings of this word include Somavarchas.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSomavarcas (सोमवर्चस्):—
1) adj. Soma-herrlich [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 14, 1, 32.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines zu den Viśve Devāḥ gerechneten Wesens [Mahābhārata 13, 4358.] eines Gandharva [Harivaṃśa 14157.] — Vgl. sūryavarcas .
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: Varcas, Soma.
Full-text: Paramakrodhi, Manohara.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XCI < [Anusasanika Parva]
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 18 - The greatness of Nandā-Prācī < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]