Somasamstha, Somasaṃstha, Somasaṃsthā, Soma-samstha: 7 definitions

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Somasamstha 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)

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Somasaṃstha (सोमसंस्थ).—A kind of rituals for house-holders.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 11. 24.
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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.

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Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Sacred Texts: The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30)

Somasaṃsthā (सोमसंस्था) or Somayajña refers to a group of seven sacrifices.—Hārīta says: “Let a man offer the Pākayajñas always, always also the Haviryajñas, and the Somayajñas (Soma sacrifices), according to rule, if he wishes for eternal merit”.—The object of these sacrifices is eternal happiness, and hence they have to be performed during life at certain seasons, without any special occasion (nimitta), and without any special object (kāma). According to most authorities, however, they have to be performed during thirty years only. After that the Agnihotra only has to be kept up.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

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Source: Yahoo Groups: India Archaeology

There are seven soma samsthā:

  1. Agniṣṭoma,
  2. atyagniṣṭoma,
  3. uktha,
  4. ṣoḍhaśī,
  5. atirātra,
  6. āptoryāma and
  7. vājapeya

Soma yajña is the soul of the Ṛgveda (ātmā yajñasya: RV. IX. 2,10; 6,8). Within soma, amśu which is a component, is ātmā yajñasya

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Somasamstha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Somasaṃsthā (सोमसंस्था).—a form of the Soma-sacrifice; (these are seven:agniṣṭoma, atyagniṣṭoma, uktha, ṣoḍhaśī, atirātra, āptoryāma and vājapeya).

Somasaṃsthā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms soma and saṃsthā (संस्था).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Somasaṃsthā (सोमसंस्था) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Saptasomasaṃsthā.

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

Somasaṃsthā (सोमसंस्था):—[=soma-saṃsthā] [from soma] f. the basis or initial form of a Soma sacrifice, [Mahābhārata; Gautama-dharma-śāstra; Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]

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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.

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