Somavamsha, Soma-vamsha, Somavaṃśa: 12 definitions
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Somavamsha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Somavaṃśa can be transliterated into English as Somavamsa or Somavamsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Somavaṃśa (सोमवंश).—The lunar line of Kings;1 Ila common ancestor;2 commences with the 29th Yuga.3
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.
Shaktism
Somavaṃśa (सोमवंश) refers to the “dynasty of the Moon”, according to the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha Bauddhadeva]: “There is a well-known town in India which is your (sacred) place. It is the town of Kanyākubja situated between the Ganges and the Yamuna. (There was) a benevolent king who reigned happily there (called) Someśvara. He was a powerful warrior by caste and was born in the dynasty of the Moon (somavaṃśa-samudbhava). (One) night on the fourteenth of the dark fortnight, he left (his palace) to engage in Kaula practice. O Bhairava, in half a moment he brought a Vetāla under his control; because of that, (the king) who observed Kaula practice, had a son called Mahīpāla. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
sōmavaṃśa (सोमवंश).—m (S) The lunar dynasty or series of princes supposed to descend through Buddha from the moon.
sōmavaṃśa (सोमवंश).—m The lunar dynasty.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Somavaṃśa (सोमवंश).—the lunar race of kings founded by Budha.
Derivable forms: somavaṃśaḥ (सोमवंशः).
Somavaṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms soma and vaṃśa (वंश).
Somavaṃśa (सोमवंश).—m.
(-śaḥ) 1. A name of Yudhisht'Hira. 2. The lunar dynasty, or series of princes supposed to descend through Budha the son of So4Ma, or the moon. E. soma, and vaṃśa family.
Somavaṃśa (सोमवंश).—m. 1. the lunar dynasty. 2. a name of Yudhiṣṭhira.
Somavaṃśa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms soma and vaṃśa (वंश).
Somavaṃśa (सोमवंश).—[masculine] the lunar race of kings.
1) Somavaṃśa (सोमवंश):—[=soma-vaṃśa] [from soma] m. the lunar race or dynasty (See candra-v), [Harivaṃśa; Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya] (cf. [Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams 375; 411 n. 1])
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. = -vaṃśīya
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Yudhi-ṣṭhira, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Somavaṃśa (सोमवंश):—[soma-vaṃśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. The lunar dynasty; Yudhishthir.
Somavaṃśa (सोमवंश):—1. m. das auf den Mondgott zurückgeführte Königsgeschlecht [Harivaṃśa 102.] [Oxforder Handschriften.8,a,25. 44,b,30. 352,b,2.] [Śatruṃjayamāhātmya 10,318.]
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Somavaṃśa (सोमवंश):—2. adj. = vaṃśīya; m. Bez. Yudhiṣṭhira’s [Dharaṇīkoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Somavaṃśa (सोमवंश):—n. the lunar race;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Vamsha, Soma.
Full-text (+0): Ravisomavamsa, Somvansh, Somavamshi, Sangitapura, Soma, Shurasena.
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