Sumahat: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Sumahat means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSumahat (सुमहत्) refers to “great (friends)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.17 (“The dialogue between Indra and Kāmadeva”).—Accordingly, as Indra said to Kāma: “O Kāma [i.e., Makaradhvaja] you are blessed indeed, since you are in readiness to carry out the affair I have on hand. You have begun well. Listen to what is relevant to the context. I shall tell you everything. My job is equally your job and not otherwise. I have many friends and great friends [i.e., sumahat] at that. But, O Kāma, I have no other friend on a par with you anywhere. [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismSumahat (सुमहत्) 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 Sumahat).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySumahat (सुमहत्).—mfn. (-han-hatī-hat) Very large or abundant. E. su, mahat great.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sumahat (सुमहत्):—[=su-mahat] [from su > su-ma] mfn. (su-) very great, huge, vast, abundant
2) [v.s. ...] ind. (at) numerous, [Nirukta, by Yāska; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] = next, [Ṛg-veda vii, 8, 2.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySumahat (सुमहत्):—[su-mahat] (hān-hatī-hat) a. Very great.
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)
Starts with: Sumahatapas, Sumahatejas, Sumahati, Sumahatkopa, Sumahatman, Sumahatmanas, Sumahatpapa, Sumahatpura, Sumahatyaya.
Full-text: Vrana, Sumahatkopa, Sumahant.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Sumahat, Su-mahat; (plurals include: Sumahats, mahats). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.2.212 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.3.23 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.7.52 < [Chapter 7 - The Killing of Kuvalayāpīḍa]
Purana references in ancient Works < [Purana, Volume 4, Part 1 (1962)]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 7.28 < [Section II - Punishment (daṇḍa)]
Shringara-manjari Katha (translation and notes) (by Kumari Kalpalata K. Munshi)
Section 7.7 - saptami kuttanivancana-kathanika < [Sanskrit text]
AYU (Journal of Research in Ayurveda)
Tantraguna – The ancient criteria for scientific writing < [Volume 37 (3-4); 2016 (Jul-Dec)]