Suma, Sumā, Sūma, Sū má: 15 definitions

Introduction:

Suma means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Suma (सुम) refers to a “flower”, as mentioned in a list of eight synonyms, according to the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Suma] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.

Source: Wisdom Library: Raj Nighantu
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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.

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In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

An eminent Theri of India who came over to Anuradhapura in the time of Devanampiyatissa and taught the Vinaya there. Dpv.xviii.24.

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names
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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).

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Biology (plants and animals)

Suma in Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Oryza sativa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oryza sativa var. elongata Desv. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Nomenclator Botanicus (1821)
· The Flora of British India (1896)
· Acta Genetica Sinica (1984)
· Physis. Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales (1933)
· Landwirthschaftliche Flora (1866)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Suma (सुम).—

1) The moon.

2) Camphor.

3) Sky.

-mam A flower; स्मरस्य स्वर्बालानयनसुममालार्चनपदम् (smarasya svarbālānayanasumamālārcanapadam) Bv.1.84.

Derivable forms: sumaḥ (सुमः).

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Sūma (सूम).—[sṛ-mak]

1) Water.

2) Milk.

3) Sky or heaven.

Derivable forms: sūmaḥ (सूमः).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Suma (सुम).—n.

(-maṃ) A flower. m.

(-maḥ) 1. The moon. 2. Camphor. 3. Sky. E. su excellent, the goddess Lakshmi; prized by her; or mak aff.: see kusuma .

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Sūma (सूम).—mn.

(-maḥ-maṃ) 1. Sky, heaven. 2. Milk. 3. Water. E. ṣū to bring forth, mak Unadi aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Suma (सुम).—probably 1. su + ma (cf. sūna, prasūna, s.v. 1. su), n. A flower, [Cāṇakya] 24 in Berl. Monatsb. 1864, 408.

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Sūma (सूम).—[sū + ma] (see vb. 1. su), m. 1. Milk. 2. Water. 3. Sky.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Suma (सुम):—[=su-ma] m. (id est. 5. su + 4. ma; √3. ) the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] the sky, atmosphere, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] n. a flower (cf. su-manas), [Cāṇakya; Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya]

4) Sūma (सूम):—[from sūti] 1. sūma m. (for 2. See sub voce) milk, water, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) 2. sūma m. (said to be [from] √2. su; for 1. sūma See p. 1241, col. 3) the sky, heaven, [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 144.]

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

1) Suma (सुम):—[su-ma] (maṃ) 1. n. A flower.

2) Sūma (सूम):—[(maḥ-maṃ)] 1. m. n. Sky; milk; water.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

[Sanskrit to German]

Suma in German

Suma (सुम) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Suma.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)
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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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Hindi dictionary

Sūma (सूम) [Also spelled sum]:—(a) penurious, miser, niggardly; (nm) a miser; ~[pana/panā] penury, miserliness, niggardliness.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Prakrit-English dictionary

1) Suma (सुम) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Suma.

2) Sumā (सुमा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Svasṛ.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary
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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Suma (ಸುಮ):—[noun] the blossom of a plant; a flower.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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