Somya: 6 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSomya (सोम्य):—(von soma) adj. [Yāska’s Nirukta 10, 37.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 6, 4, 137. fg.]
1) der sich mit dem Soma zu thun macht, Soma-Opferer [Ṛgveda 1, 31, 16.] ma.ḍi.ā so.yānām [4, 17, 17.] die Bhṛgu [10, 14, 6. 8, 32, 5. 10, 53, 7. 3, 30, 1.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 6, 11, 16] (saumya die Ausg.). —
2) aus Soma bestehend, S. enthaltend u. s. w.: madhu [Ṛgveda 1, 14, 10. 19, 9. 2, 36, 4. 4, 26, 5 u.s.w.] andhas [10, 94, 8. 3, 48, 1.] sarāṃsi [5, 29, 8.] sadas [1, 182, 8.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 9, 3, 19.] mada [Ṛgveda 6, 37, 2.] —
3) Soma liebend, durch S. begeistert: vacas [Ṛgveda 3, 33, 5.] Indra [51, 11. 4, 25, 2. 8, 82, 8.] —
4) mit Soma verbunden, ihm angehörig u. s. w.: die Väter [Ṛgveda 6, 75, 10. 10, 15, 1. 5. 16, 8.] [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 2, 12, 5.] [Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 19, 37.] [GOBH. 4, 3, 4.] Gandharva [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 4, 34, 3.] —
5) ungenaue Schreibart für saumya [Mahābhārata 13, 7638] (ed. Bomb. saumya). in der Anrede des Lehrers an den Schüler [Bṛhadāranyakopaniṣad 3, 2, 13] (saumya [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 6, 2, 13).] [Chāndogyopaniṣad 4, 4, 4. fgg.]
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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Starts with: Somyata.
Ends with: Agnishomya, Jyotisomya.
Full-text: Somyata, Somamaya, Anantavat, Jyotisomya, Shunga, Saumya, Animan, Annamaya, Madhu, Bhava.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Prashna Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 4.11 < [Prashna IV - Mental states and Bliss]
Verse 4.10 < [Prashna IV - Mental states and Bliss]
Mundaka Upanishad with Shankara’s Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 2.2.3 < [Mundaka II, Khanda II]
Verse 2.2.2 < [Mundaka II, Khanda II]
Verse 2.1.10 < [Mundaka II, Khanda I]
Concept of Mind in the Major Upanishads (by Gisha K. Narayanan)
7. The Psychological aspects in the Chāndogyopaniṣad < [Chapter 5 - The Psychological aspects as reflected in the Upaniṣads]
1. The Upaniṣads (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - The concept of Mind in the Major Upaniṣads]
Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture) (by Bhagyashree Sarma)
6. Different Types of Temple < [Chapter 4 - Temple Building]