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Kavya (poetry)

Source: Wisdom Library: Kathāsaritsāgara

Brahmasoma (ब्रह्मसोम) is the name of an ascetic (mahāvratadhara) from Haṃsadvīpa, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 73. Accordingly, “... then her [Anaṅgamañjarī’s] father [Anaṅgodaya], thinking that it was a piece of supernatural enchantment, felt great doubt as to what steps he ought to take. So he went and asked an ascetic of the name of Brahmasoma, who possessed superhuman powers, and observed the rule of the Pāśupatas, and who was a great friend of his, for his advice”.

The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Brahmasoma, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Brahmasoma [ब्राह्मसोम] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Ammannia baccifera L. from the Lythraceae (Crape Myrtle) family having the following synonyms: Ammannia vescicatoria, Ammannia aegyptiaca. For the possible medicinal usage of brahmasoma, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Brahmasoma in India is the name of a plant defined with Ammannia baccifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ammannia aegyptiaca Willd. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’ (Tokyo) (1921)
· African Journal of Biomedical Research (2007)
· Taxon (1982)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1820)
· Rep. Bot. Exch. Cl. Brit. Isles (1916)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Brahmasoma, for example health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Brahmasoma (ब्रह्मसोम):—[=brahma-soma] [from brahma > brahman] m. Name of a sage, [Kathāsaritsāgara]

[Sanskrit to German]

Brahmasoma in German

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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)

Partial matches: Soma, Brahma.

Full-text: Mahendrashakti.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Brahmasoma, Brahma-soma; (plurals include: Brahmasomas, somas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)

Part 3 - On patriarchs < [Chapter 5]

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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)

Chapter LXXIII < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]

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