Somapi, Somāpi: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Somapi 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaSomāpi (सोमापि):—Son of Sahadeva (son of Jarāsandha). He had a son called Śrutaśravā. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.9)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSomāpi (सोमापि).—A son of Sahadeva and father of Śrutaśravas;1 reigned at Girivraja for 58 years.2
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySomāpi (सोमापि):—[from soma] m. Name of a son of Sahadeva, [Purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Somapida, Somapitha, Somapithin, Somapithina, Somapiti, Somapitin, Somapitsaru, Somapivin.
Full-text: Shrutakarman, Somadhi, Shrutavat, Sahadeva, Shrutavant, Api.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Somapi, Somāpi; (plurals include: Somapis, Somāpis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter XXIII - Descendants of the kings of Magadha < [Book IV]
Chapter XIX - Dynasty of Puru < [Book IV]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa VII, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Seventh Kāṇḍa]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 8 - Rājagṛha: The Nodal Centre on the Emergence < [Chapter I - The Case Study of Rājagṛha]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 22 - The Royal Dynasties of Pāñcāla, Magadha and Kuru < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 5: Treatment of various afflictions (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 3 - The Age of the Mahabharata War < [A Brief History of Indian Chemistry and Medicine]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 74 - Royal Dynasties < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]