Surama, Surāma, Surāmā: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Surama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1) A palace occupied by Kondanna Buddha before his renunciation. BuA.107; but see Bu.iii.26.
2) An aggasavika of Siddhattha Buddha. J.i.38; J.i.40; Bu.xvii.19; Bu.xii.24
3) See Suramma.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysuramā (सुरमा).—m ( P) Sulphuret of antimony. 2 A mild form of leprosy,--a disease in which the skin is affected with whitish discolorations. v phuṭa, pasara. 3 The name of a fish. See suramaī.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySurāma (सुराम):—[from surā] (rāma) m. ‘Surā-disease’, intoxication or its effects, [Ṛg-veda]
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Suramā (सुरमा) [Also spelled surma]:—(nm) collyrium, antimony ground into fine powder; ~[dānī] collyrium phial or receptacle; —[karanā/banānā] to grind into fine powder.
2) Sūramā (सूरमा) [Also spelled surma]:—(a and nm) brave; a hero; warrior; ~[ī/pana] bravery, heroism.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSurama (ಸುರಮ):—[noun] a silvery-white, brittle, nonmetallic chemical element of crystalline structure, used in collyrium; antimony.
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Suramā (ಸುರಮಾ):—[noun] = ಸುರಮ [surama].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+12): Curamakalir, Curamanam, Curamati, Curamerru, Shuramanin, Shuramanojna, Shuramatha, Surama-sura-milaunu, Suramaapak, Suramada, Suramadaci Supari, Suramahija, Suramai, Suraman, Suramana, Suramanda, Suramandalika, Suramandira, Suramani, Suramania.
Ends with: Parashurama, Parshurama, Subhumaparashurama, Supheda Surama.
Full-text: Suruma, Suraman, Shurma, Supheda Surama, Suramai, Surmai, Ajalambana, Suramma, Missi, Surami, Cakshushya, Renuka, Apsaras, Kondanna, Sumedha.
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