Saumyadarshana, Saumyadarśanā: 5 definitions
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Saumyadarshana 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.
The Sanskrit term Saumyadarśanā can be transliterated into English as Saumyadarsana or Saumyadarshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraSaumyadarśanā (सौम्यदर्शना) is the wife of Mahendrāditya, a world-conquering king (jagajjayin) from Avanti, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 120. Accordingly, as sage Kaṇva narrated to Naravāhanadatta: “... that king [Mahendrāditya] had a wife named Saumyadarśanā, who was to him as Śacī to Indra, as Gaurī to Śiva, as Śrī to Viṣṇu”.
Also, as Śiva said to his Gaṇa named Mālyavat: “my son, descend into the condition of a man, and be born in the city of Ujjayinī as the brave son of King Mahendrāditya. That king is a portion of me, and his wife is sprung from a portion of Ambikā; be born in their family, and do the heaven-dwellers the service they require...”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Saumyadarśanā, 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.
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’.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsSaumyadarśana (सौम्यदर्शन):—[saumya darśanaṃ] Pleasant sight.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySaumyadarśana (सौम्यदर्शन).—[adjective] of gentle aspect.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Saumyadarśana (सौम्यदर्शन):—[=saumya-darśana] [from saumya > sauma] mfn. pleasant to look at, [Manu-smṛti; Rāmāyaṇa]
2) Saumyadarśanā (सौम्यदर्शना):—[=saumya-darśanā] [from saumya-darśana > saumya > sauma] f. Name of a princess, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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: Darshana, Saumya.
Full-text: Vikramaditya.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.47 < [Section XIII - Initiation (upanayana)]
History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 8 - Qualities of the Teacher < [Part 2-3 - Medical Institutions in Ancient India]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 3 - The Prajñāpāramitāstotra < [Chapter XXIX - The Virtue of Wisdom]
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 1 - Treatment of Atithi (guest-reception) in Rāmāyaṇa < [Chapter 3 - Atithi-saparyā in Epics and Purāṇas]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CXX < [Book XVIII - Viṣamaśīla]