Devasoma, Devasomā: 5 definitions
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Devasoma 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraDevasoma (देवसोम) is the son of Yajñasoma: a Brāhman living on Yajñasthala (a royal grant in Śobhāvatī), according to the twenty-third story of the Vetālapañcaviṃśati in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 97. Accordingly, “... after his [Yajñasoma’s] youth was past, there was born to him by his wife, who was in every way a suitable match for him, an only son, the child of a hundred wishes. And that promising boy grew up in his father’s house, and the Brāhmans duly called him Devasoma. And when he had attained the age of sixteen years, that boy, who captivated all by his knowledge, modesty and other good qualities, suddenly died of a fever”.
Devasoma, son of Yajñasoma, is also mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 114. Accordingly, “... there is on this earth a royal grant to Brāhmans, named Yajñasthala. In it there lived a rich and virtuous Brāhman named Yajñasoma. In his middle age he had two sons born to him; the name of the elder was Harisoma and of the younger Devasoma. They passed through the age of childhood, and were invested with the sacred thread, and then the Brāhman, their father, lost his wealth, and he and his wife died”.
The story of Devasoma is mentioned in the Vetālapañcaviṃśati (twenty-five tales of a vetāla) which is embedded in the twelfth book of the Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’). The main book is a famous Sanskrit epic detailing the exploits of prince Naravāhanadatta in his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The Kathā-sarit-sāgara is is explained to be an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā which consisted of 100,000 verses and in turn forms part of an even larger work containing 700,000 verses.
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’.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric TraditionsDevasomā (देवसोमा) is the name of a Kāpālika, according to the Mattavilāsaprahasana.—The Kāpālikas are also designated as Somasiddhāntins, “Those of the Soma Doctrine”, or the “Soma People with the Skull”. These appellations seem to have been of some importance because their initiation names also included or ended in -soma in most cases (e.g. Satyasoma, Devasomā, Somibhaṭṭāraka).
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDevasoma (देवसोम):—[=deva-soma] [from deva] m. Name of a man, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
[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)
Partial matches: Soma, Deva, Teva.
Starts with: Devasomaka.
Full-text: Daditar, Satyasoma, Adarasrit, Akhu, Somajana, Somajanakapali, Kapalin, Harisoma, Somasiddhantin, Yajnasoma.
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Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 2 - Summary of the play (Mattavilāsa-prahasana) < [Chapter 3 - Prahasana (critical study)]
Part 9 - Sentiments (rasa) used in a Prahasana < [Chapter 3 - Prahasana (critical study)]
Part 7 - Characters of the drama (Mattavilāsa Prahasana) < [Chapter 3 - Prahasana (critical study)]
Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
7.7. Summary of the Mattavilāsam < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Pallava period (Social and Cultural History) (by S. Krishnamurthy)
Judiciary and Punishments < [Chapter 3 - Socio-Religious Life]
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 73 - Attributes of Hari < [Book 2 - Vishnu Parva]
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)