The Sanskrit term Śarmada can be transliterated into English as Sarmada or Sharmada, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Śarmada (शर्मद) refers to “that which bestows welfare”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.9 (“Śiva’s campaign”).—Accordingly, as Śiva became the lord of the Paśus: “On hearing these words of lord Śiva, the great soul, Viṣṇu, Brahmā and other gods said.—‘So be it’. Hence all the gods and Asuras became the animals of the lord. Śiva became the lord of animals. He is the person who unties the nooses of the animals. Then the name Paśupati, that bestows welfare (śarmada), spread in all the worlds and became renowned. Then the celestial sage, Indra, Brahmā, Viṣṇu and others rejoiced shouting—‘Victory’. [...]”

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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 dictionary

Śarmada (शर्मद).—a. conferring happiness.

-daḥ an epithet of Viṣṇu.

Śarmada is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śarman and da (द). See also (synonyms): śarmaprada.

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

Śarmada (शर्मद):—[=śarma-da] [from śarma > śarman] ([Śārṅgadhara-paddhati]) mfn. conferring h°, making prosperous, propitious.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śarmada (शर्मद):—[śarma-da] (daḥ-dā-daṃ) a. Making happy.

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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: Sharman, Da, Carman, Ta.

Starts with: Sharmadatri.

Full-text: Sharmaprada, Apanuda.

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