Sumali, Sumāli, Sumālī: 6 definitions

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Sumali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Sumālī (सुमाली).—A Rākṣasa, who was Sukeśa’s son and brother of Mālī. When Agastya cursed and transformed Tāṭakā and her sons into Rākṣasas it was Sumālī who put them up in Pātāla and Laṅkā. (See under Mālī).

2) Sumālī (सुमाली).—A son of Pātālarāvaṇa. After killing Pātālarāvaṇa Śrī Rāma gave asylum to the rest of the Rākṣasas of Pātāla and crowned Sumālī, the only son of Pātālarāvaṇa king of Pātāla, subject to Vibhīṣaṇa’s control. (Kamba Rāmāyaṇa, Yuddha Kāṇḍa).

3) Sumālī (सुमाली).—An asura, son of Praheti and a follower of Vṛtra. (Brahmāṇḍa Purāṇa, 3, 7, 99).

When the asuras milked the earth (the earth became a cow in the time of King Pṛthu) this asura acted as calf. (Bhāgavata, Skandha 6).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Sumāli (सुमालि).—A follower of Vṛtra in his battle with Indra. Slain by Hari;1 a son of Praheti, the Rākṣasa;2 the Rākṣasa king in IV Talam; served as calf when they milked the earth.3

  • 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa VI. 10. 21; VIII. 10. 57.
  • 2) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 90.
  • 3) Ib. II. 20. 33; 36. 219.

1b) A son of Khaśa and a Rākṣasa.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 133.

1c) A son of Laṅku;1 resident of the fourth talam or gabhastalam;2 milked both milk and blood in Kapālapātra by which the Rākṣasas prosper;3 acted as calf when the Rākṣasas milked the cow-earth.4

  • 1) Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 128, 165.
  • 2) Ib. 50. 32.
  • 3) Ib. 62. 184.
  • 4) Matsya-purāṇa 10. 23.

1d) A son of Mahāpadma; all the sons of Mahāpadma ruled for a hundred years after which nine of them were done away with by Kauṭalya.*

  • * Viṣṇu-purāṇa 24. 23-6. Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 1. 11.
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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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Sumali [सुमाली] in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl from the Verbenaceae (Verbena) family having the following synonyms: Callicarpa incana, Callicarpa cana, Callicarpa dunniana. For the possible medicinal usage of sumali, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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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

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

1) Sumāli (सुमालि):—[=su-māli] [from su > su-ma] m. ‘well-garlanded’, Name of a Rākṣasa, [Rāmāyaṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] of a monkey, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] of a Brāhman (son of Veda-māli), [Catalogue(s)]

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Sumali in German

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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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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Sumāli (सुमालि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sumālin.

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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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