Somayaga, Soma-yaga, Somayāga: 12 definitions
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Somayaga means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesOne of the seven great sages (isi) of great power. J.vi.99.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossarySoma-yāga.—(CII 4), name of a Vedic sacrifice. Note: soma-yāga is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysōmayāga (सोमयाग).—m (S) A sacrifice at which the juice of sōma is drunk.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsōmayāga (सोमयाग).—m A kind of sacrifice.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySomayāga (सोमयाग).—the Soma sacrifice.
Derivable forms: somayāgaḥ (सोमयागः).
Somayāga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms soma and yāga (याग). See also (synonyms): somayajña.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySomayāga (सोमयाग).—m.
(-gaḥ) Offering or sacrifice in which the acid Sarcostema juice is drank. E. soma, and yāga sacrifice; also somayajña .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySomayāga (सोमयाग).—[masculine] a Soma-sacrifice.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumSomayāga (सोमयाग) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—śr. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 110.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Somayāga (सोमयाग):—[=soma-yāga] [from soma] m. a S° sacrifice, [Brahma-purāṇa; Chāndogya-upaniṣad [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [v.s. ...] a great triennial sac° at which Soma-juice is drunk, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of [work]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySomayāga (सोमयाग):—[soma-yāga] (gaḥ) 1. m. Moon-plant offering.
[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 corpusSōmayāga (ಸೋಮಯಾಗ):—[noun] = ಸೋಮಯಜ್ಞ [somayajna].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Comayakam, Somayagakarika, Somayagaprayoga.
Full-text (+6): Somayagaprayoga, Somayagakarika, Somayaji, Uktha, Somayajin, Attoriyamam, Atirattiram, Somayajna, Shyaparna, Pavamana, Prataranuvaka, Akkinittomam, Bahishpavamana, Somangapanakarika, Soma, Comayakam, Sadvidya, Sadhusangama, Anucana, Sacchrotriya.
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Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)
Chapter 3(a) - Rituals of Somayaga (introduction)
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 1.1: Appointment of the priests (ṛtvigvaraṇa) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Part 2.7: The Soma Sacrifice < [Chapter 2 - An Introduction to the Ritualistic Religion of the Vedas]
Atithi or Guest Reception (study) (by Sarika. P.)
Part 2 - Atithi-saparyā in the Brāhmaṇas < [Chapter 2 - Ātithyeṣṭi]
Chapter 1 - Atithi-saparyā—A General Introduction
Part 5 - How to appease an Atithi? < [Chapter 9 - Atithi-saparyā in Dharmaśāstra Literature]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 8 - Life of Vallabha (1481-1533) < [Chapter XXXI - The Philosophy of Vallabha]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.36.7 < [Sukta 36]
The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study) (by Aparna Dhar)
Difference between Yajña and Yāga < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
Brief description of three fire cavities or Agni-kuṇḍa < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]
Use of Replica < [Chapter 2 - Vedic Sacrifices described in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa]