Sumanasa, Sumānasa: 8 definitions
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Sumanasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaSumanasa (सुमनस).—One of the seven major mountains in Śālmalidvīpa, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 89. These mountains are big, yellow in colour and filled with gold. Śālmalidvīpa is one of the seven islands (dvīpa), ruled over by Dyutimān, one of the ten sons of Priyavrata, who is the son of Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
The Varāhapurāṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and Sūta is the main narrator.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Sumanasa (सुमनस).—A son of Ūru (Kuru, Viṣṇu-purāṇa).*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 108; Matsya-purāṇa 4. 43; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 13. 6.
1b) A gaṇa of the IV Sāvarṇa Manu: includes 33 Tuṣita gods.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 83-7.
1c) One of the five deva gaṇas of the epoch of Ṛthu Sāvarṇa; a mind-born son of Brahmā with ten branches.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 100. 87.
1d) A group of ten gods of the XII epoch of Manu.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 2. 34.
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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 4: The celestial beings (deva)Sumanasa (सुमनस) is one of the nine graiveyakas: a subclasses of kalpātītas (born beyond heaven), itself a division of empyrean celestial beings (vaimānika) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 4.19. The living beings residing in the vimānas are called the empyrean gods (vaimānika) and represents one of the four classes of Devas.
The nava-graiveyakas (e.g., Sumanasa) are the three layered residences above the sixteenth heaven (kalpa) where Ahamindra deities reside. Which thought-colourations are there in Graivaiyaka, Anudiśa and Anuttara gods? They have pure white thought-colouration.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysumānasa : (adj.) joyful.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySumānasa (सुमानस):—[=su-mānasa] [from su > su-ma] mfn. good-minded, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Sumānasa (सुमानस) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sumāṇasa.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Sumaṇasa (सुमणस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sumanas.
Sumaṇasa has the following synonyms: Sumaṇa.
2) Sumaṇasā (सुमणसा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sumanas.
3) Sumāṇasa (सुमाणस) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sumānasa.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSumanasa (ಸುಮನಸ):—
1) [noun] = ಸುಮನ - [sumana -] 1, 3, 4, 5, 10 & 11.
2) [noun] (jain.) one of the nine regions above sixteen heavens.
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: Manasa, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Cumanacam, Sumanasara, Sumanasavani.
Full-text: Sumana, Kavy, Ushita, Saumanasyayani, Madhumadhavi, Shalmalidvipa, Graiveyaka, Tushita, Na, Grath, Ghra, Shesha.
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