Sumedha, Sumedhā: 13 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSumedha (सुमेध):—1. adj. (f. ā) saftig, kräftig: gavyūti [Ṛgveda 8, 5, 6.]
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Sumedha (सुमेध):—2. adj. wohl so v. a. sumedhas; im Wortspiel [Ṛgveda 10, 132, 7.]
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: Medha, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Sumedhakatha, Sumedhas, Sumedhasa, Sumedhayasa, Sumetar.
Ends with: Pashumedha.
Full-text (+73): Sumedhas, Saumedha, Abhishrava, Kundapayin, Nidhruva, Konca, Alpamedha, Praviloma, Medharama, Sumedhakatha, Dhananjani, Khema, Konagamana, Mantavati, Padapithiya, Varanavati, Anikaratta, Megha, Kiki, Saccakali.
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Search found 46 books and stories containing Sumedha, Sumedhā, Sumēdhā, Su-medha; (plurals include: Sumedhas, Sumedhās, Sumēdhās, medhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Suruci Jātaka < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Resemblance to Gandhāra art < [Chapter 5 - Impact of Amarāvatī Art]
Religious background of early Andhra Pradesh < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Buddha Chronicle 1: Dīpaṅkarā Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Chapter 5 - The Prophecy < [Volume 1.1]
Buddha Chronicle 11: Sumedha Buddhavamasa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the Biography of the thera Anuruddha < [Chapter 1 - Buddhavagga (Buddha section)]
Dipankara Buddha predicts Buddhahood for Sumedha < [Part 1 - Remote preface (dūre-nidāna)]
Commentary on Biography of the thera Pañcahatthiya < [Chapter 5 - Upālivagga (section on Upāli)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 8 - The Greatness of Tulasī (Basil Plant) < [Section 4 - Kārttikamāsa-māhātmya]
Chapter 9 - The (Spiritual) Power of Simantinī < [Section 3 - Brāhmottara-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 23 - Installation of Someśvara (Soma-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 206-208 - The Story of Sakka < [Chapter 15 - Sukha Vagga (Happiness)]
Verse 153-154 - Venerable Ānanda’s Stanzas < [Chapter 11 - Jarā Vagga (Old Age)]
Verse 351-352 - Māra seeks in vain to frighten Rāhula < [Chapter 24 - Taṇhā Vagga (Craving)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The Sumedhā-Jātaka < [I. Puṇyakriyāvastu consisting of generosity]
Appendix 2 - The legend of Dharmaruci < [Chapter XIII - The Buddha-fields]
Appendix 2 - The offering of the future Śākyamuni to the Buddha Dīpaṃkara < [Chapter VIII - The Bodhisattvas]
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