Suresha, Sureśa, Sura-isha: 10 definitions
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Suresha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
Suresha has 9 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Sureśa can be transliterated into English as Suresa or Suresha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSureśa (सुरेश):—(sura + īśa)
1) m. a) ein Götterfürst, ein oberster Gott [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 11, 24. 6, 17, 32. 9, 4, 54.] Bez. eines best. Gottes [Mahābhārata 13, 4360.] Agni's [2, 1147.] eines best. Agni, eines Sohnes des Tapas, [3, 14168] nach der Lesart der ed. Bomb. (suveśa ed. Calc.). Indra's [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 173,] [Scholiast] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 43, 55.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 56, 269.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 11, 19.] Viṣṇu’s oder Kṛṣṇa’s [Oxforder Handschriften 57,a, No. 105, Z. 8. Śiva’s] [Śivanāmasahasra] — b) Nomen proprium einer Oertlichkeit: sureśasya nikaṭe [PAÑCAR. 1, 10, 40.] —
2) f. ī Bez. der Durgā [Spr. (II) 4801.]
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: Sureshaloka, Suresham.
Full-text: Curecan, Sureshaloka, Sureshi, Padmanabhi, Sureshvara, Surendra, Padmanabha, Paramakrodhi, Suvesha, Isha, Parivaradevata.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.10.17 < [Chapter 10 - In the Description of the Gomatī River, the Glories of Cakra-tīrtha]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Worship of Indra < [Chapter 3]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.17.94 < [Chapter 17 - The Lord’s Wandering Throughout Navadvīpa and Descriptions of the Devotees’ Glories]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 65 - Brahmeśvara (brahmā-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 35 - Indreśvara (indra-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
Chapter 44 - Uttareśvara (uttara-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 35 - Śiva-sahasranāma: the thousand names of Śiva < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XCI < [Anusasanika Parva]