Saumangalya, Saumāṅgalya, Saumaṅgalya, Saumamgalya: 5 definitions
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Saumangalya 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSaumāṅgalya (सौमाङ्गल्य).—The sacred thread worn by women after their wedlock. It is said that Sītā retained this alone when giving away the other jewels as gifts.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 11. 4.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySaumaṅgalya (सौमङ्गल्य).—
1) Welfare, prosperity.
2) Any object of the blessed state of wifehood (saubhāgya); तथा राज्ञ्यपि वैदेही सौमङ्गल्यावशेषिता (tathā rājñyapi vaidehī saumaṅgalyāvaśeṣitā) Bhāgavata 9.11.4.
Derivable forms: saumaṅgalyam (सौमङ्गल्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saumaṅgalya (सौमङ्गल्य):—[from saumaṅgala] n. welfare, prosperity, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] an auspicious object (as an amulet etc.), [ib.]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSaumaṃgalya (ಸೌಮಂಗಲ್ಯ):—
1) [noun] = ಸೌಭಾಗ್ಯ - [saubhagya -] 3.
2) [noun] the qulality of being auspicious; propitiousness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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