Sudas, Su-das, Sudās: 6 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Sudās (सुदास्).—An Āryan King named Sudās is stated in Ṛgveda. It is mentioned in Ṛgveda Maṇḍala 1, Anuvaka 11, Sūkta 63, that Viśvāmitra saved this King from a danger. (See under Dāśarājña).
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
Sudās (सुदास्).—a. very bountiful.
Sudās is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and dās (दास्).
Sudās (सुदास्).—and (but wrongly) sudāsa sudāsa, m. The name of a king,
Sudās (सुदास्).—[adjective] devoutly worshipping; [masculine] [Name] of a king.
1) Sudās (सुदास्):—[=su-dās] [from su > su-tanaya] mfn. ([probably] [from] a √dās = dāś) worshipping the gods well (bestowing rich gifts, [Sāyaṇa]), [Ṛg-veda] ([Comparative degree] -tara, [ib.])
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a celebrated king of the Tṛtsus (son of Divo-dāsa, at whose court both Vasiṣṭha and Viśvāmitra appear to have acted as family priests; Sudās Paijavana is regarded as the author of [Ṛg-veda x], [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra 133]), [Ṛg-veda; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti vii, 41.]
Sudās (सुदास्):—
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 (+0): Das, Cu, Shu.
Starts with (+3): Cutacalai, Cutacankitai, Cutacatci, Cutacinturam, Su da shui, Sudasa, Sudasha, Sudashabdanritya, Sudashala, Sudashana, Sudasharhakula, Sudasharna, Sudashastra, Sudassana, Sudassana Khumbha, Sudassana Sutta, Sudassanamala, Sudassanapadhanasala, Sudassanarama, Sudassi.
Full-text (+1): Paijavana, Saudasa, Sudasa, Dashrajna, Shigru, Divodasa, Sudaman, Sudastara, Dasharajna, Paktha, Das, Devavat, Dasharatha, Kanarru, Yamuna, Vishvamitra, Simha, Rama, Bhoja, Vasishtha.
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Search found 32 books and stories containing Sudas, Su-das, Su-dās, Sudās; (plurals include: Sudases, dases, dāses, Sudāses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Aitareya Brahmana (a comprehensive analysis) (by Sanghamitra Mukherjee)
The sixth and seventh Mandalas of the Rigveda (study) (by Bornali Borthakur)
Part 27 - Vedic position of Sudās < [Chapter 3 - Deities of the sixth and seventh Maṇḍalas]
Part 2.2 - Personal history and achievements of Vasiṣṭhas < [Chapter 2 - The Seers of the sixth and seventh Maṇḍalas of the Ṛgveda-saṃhitā]
Part 7 - Relation of the seventh Maṇḍala with other Maṇḍalas of the Ṛgveda < [Chapter 6 - Comparative study of sixth and seventh Maṇḍalas]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Narada Purana (English translation) (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - The Glory of the Gaṅgā (continued) < [Part 1 - Pūrva-bhāga: Prathama-pāda]
Chapter 8 - The Glory of the Gaṅgā (continued) < [Part 1 - Pūrva-bhāga: Prathama-pāda]
2. The Nāradīya as a Mahāpurāṇa < [Introduction]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 21 - Deities of Rig-veda III.30-33; Visvamitra, Sudas, and the Rivers < [Chapter 4 - Deities of Rigveda I.126–IV.32]
Part 32 - Vasistha and his descendants; Deities of Rigveda VII.1-32 < [Chapter 5 - Deities of Rigveda IV.33–VII.49]
Part 7 - Detailed account of Rgveda VII.104 < [Chapter 6 - Deities of Rigveda VII.50–X.17]