Someshvara, Someśvara, Soma-ishvara: 14 definitions
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Someshvara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Someśvara can be transliterated into English as Somesvara or Someshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: ŚaivismSomeśvara (सोमेश्वर), one of the fifty Rudras according to the Caryāpāda section of the Makuṭāgama (one of the 28 Saiva Siddhanta Agamas).
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSomeśvara (सोमेश्वर).—Sacred to Varārohā; sacred to the Pitṛs.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 13. 43; 22. 29.
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.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (shilpa)Someśvara (सोमेश्वर) or Someśvaramūrti refers to one of the eight forms (mūrti) of Śiva mentioned in the Rauravāgama: the sixteenth among the Siddhāntaśaivāgamas. The forms of Śiva (e.g., Someśvara) are established through a process known as Sādākhya, described as a five-fold process of creation.
Source: Shodhganga: The significance of the mūla-beras (śilpa)Someśvara is the name of a deity depicted in the Thillai Nataraja Temple in Cidambaram (Chidambaram) which is one of the Pañcasabhā or “five halls where Śiva is said to have danced”.—Someśvara is found seated in sukhāsana posture with the right hand in abhaya and the left hand in varada-hasta.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर) refers to one of the eight Bhairavas (bhairava-aṣṭaka) associated with Candrapīṭha (or Candrapīṭhapura), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight Bhairavas (bhairavāṣṭaka): Ciñciṇīnātha, Someśvara, Amṛta, Śaṃkara, Trimūrti, Amareśvara, Bhārabhūti, Atithi.
2) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर) is the father of Olīśadeva: one of the Nine Nāthas according to the Kulakaulinīmata.—The Nine Nāthas propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras. Although each Siddha has a consort with which he shares some part of his spiritual discipline, she is not considered to be his wife. Thus, from the perspective of his identity as an initiate, he is not a householder.—Olīśadeva’s birth-name is Someśvara and his father is Someśvara. Alternatively, according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka, Vāhila is the name at birth (i.e., the original names of the Siddhas)
3) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर) is the name of an ancient king from Kanyākubja (situated in Jambudvīpa), according to the Yogakhaṇḍa of the Manthānabhairavatantra.—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 (sukhāsīna) there (called) Someśvara. He was a powerful warrior by caste and was born in the dynasty of the Moon. (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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)Someśvara (सोमेश्वर) or Someśvararasa refers to one of the topics discussed in the Madhumatī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Madhumatī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term Someśvara-rasa in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—someśvararasavidhānam.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismSomeśvara (सोमेश्वर) is the name of a Bodhisattva mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Someśvara).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Studies In Indian Literary HistorySomeśvara (सोमेश्वर) refers to one of the various Ghats of Varanasi (Benares) mentioned in the Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī authored by Varadarāja (A.D. 1600-1650), a pupil of Bhaṭṭoji Dīkṣita.—Varadarāja in his Gīrvāṇapadamañjarī refers to several works which ought to be studied by a Pandit. In the same text are listed some Ghats of Benares (Varanasi) [e.g., someśvara-ghaṭṭa]. This contemporary list of Ghats would be useful for the history of Benares topography.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySomeśvara (सोमेश्वर).—a celebrated representation of Śiva.
Derivable forms: someśvaraḥ (सोमेश्वरः).
Someśvara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms soma and īśvara (ईश्वर).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. Śp. p. 96.
2) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर):—a writer on music. Quoted by Śārṅgadeva Oxf. 199^b.
3) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर):—philosopher. Quoted in the Raseśvaradarśana of the Sarvadarśanasaṃgraha Oxf. 247^b.
4) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर):—(?): Jaiminīyanyāyamālāvistāra.
5) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर):—Tantrāloka. Parātriṃśikā.
6) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर):—pupil of Yogeśvarācārya: Śrutaśabdārthasamuccaya.
7) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर):—
—[commentary] on Bhojarāja’s Siddhāntasaṃgraha.
8) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर):—son of Mādhava Bhaṭṭa: Nyāyasudhā or Rāṇaka or Sarvānavadyakāriṇī, a
—[commentary] on the Tantravārttika of Kumārila.
9) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर):—of Bhojapura, father of Keśava (Kauśikagṛhyapaddhati).
10) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर):—Kāvyaprakāśaṭīkā Kāvyādarśa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Someśvara (सोमेश्वर):—[from soma] m. Name of a divine being, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
2) [v.s. ...] of Kṛṣṇa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] of a Cālukya and of various authors and other persons, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha; Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa; Catalogue(s)] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a celebrated Liṅga of Śiva set up by Soma (= soma-nātha q.v.) and of a Liṅga at Benares, [Catalogue(s)]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Someśvara (सोमेश्वर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Somesara.
[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 corpusSōmēśvara (ಸೋಮೇಶ್ವರ):—[noun] = Śiva.
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)
Partial matches: Ishvara, Soma.
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