Sumantu, Su-mantu: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationSumantu (सुमन्तु) is the name of a Sage (Muni) who once attended a great sacrifice by Dakṣa, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.27. Accordingly as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] once a great sacrifice was started by Dakṣa, O sage. To partake in that sacrifice, the celestial and terrestrial sages and devas were invited by Śiva and they reached the place being deluded by Śiva’s Māyā. [Sumantu, ...] and many others along with their sons and wives arrived at the sacrifice of Dakṣa—my son”.
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSumantu (सुमन्तु).—General. A maharṣi, disciple of Vyāsa. Asita, Devala, Vaiśampāyana, Sumantu and Jaimini were the chief disciples of Vyāsa. (See under Guruparamparā and Bhārata). Other information.
(i) Vyāsa taught him all the Vedas and the Mahābhārata. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 63, Verse 89).
(ii) He was a member in the court of Yudhiṣṭhira. (Sabhā Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 11).
(iii) He was one of the munis who visited Bhīṣma on his bed of arrows. (Śānti Parva, Chapter 47, Verse 5). (See full article at Story of Sumantu from the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Sumantu (सुमन्तु).—A sage who was invited for the Rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 74. 7.
1b) A son of Jaimini and father of Sutvan or Sunvan; learnt a saṃhitā of the sāma veda from him, divided the atharva veda into two divisions;1 a pupil of Vyāsa, helped him in arranging the atharva veda; in charge of the atharvāṅgira (Atharva Veda); Kabandha, the pupil of, to whom was given by him the whole of the atharva veda.2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa XII. 6. 75; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 1. 13; 34. 13; 35. 31, 55; Vāyu-purāṇa 61. 26; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 6. 2.
- 2) Bhāgavata-purāṇa I. 4. 22; XII. 6. 53; 7. 1; Vāyu-purāṇa 60. 13, 15; 61. 49; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 4. 9; 6. 8-9.
1c) A son of Aṭṭahāsa avatār of the Lord.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 193.
1d) A son of Janhu; and father of Ajaka.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 7. 7-8.

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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śiva (pancaratra)Sumantu (सुमन्तु) or Sumantusaṃhitā is the name of a Vaiṣṇava Āgama scripture, classified as a sāttvika type of the Muniprokta group of Pāñcarātra Āgamas. The vaiṣṇavāgamas represent one of the three classes of āgamas (traditionally communicated wisdom).—Texts of the Pāñcara Āgamas are divided in to two sects. It is believed that Lord Vāsudeva revealed the first group of texts which are called Divya and the next group is called Muniprokta which are further divided in to three viz. a. Sāttvika (e.g., Sumantu-saṃhitā). b. Rājasa. c. Tāmasa.

Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySumantu (सुमन्तु).—a.
1) advising well.
2) very faulty or blameable. (-m.) a good adviser.
Sumantu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and mantu (मन्तु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySumantu (सुमन्तु).—m.
(-ntuḥ) A saint and legislator so named. E. su + mana—tun .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySumantu (सुमन्तु).—[adjective] easily knowable or well known.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sumantu (सुमन्तु):—[=su-mantu] [from su > su-ma] mfn. easily known, well known, [Ṛg-veda x, 12, 6; 64, 1]
2) [v.s. ...] m. friendly sentiment or invocation, [ib. i, 129, 7]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a teacher (disciple of Vyāsa and author of a Dharma-śāstra), [Gṛhya-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] of a king, [Kṛṣṇaj.]
5) [v.s. ...] of a son of Jahnu, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German] (Deutsch Wörterbuch)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSumantu (सुमन्तु):—
1) adj. leicht kenntlich, wohlbekannt: nāman [Ṛgveda 10, 12, 6. 64, 1.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Lehrers (Schülers Vyāsa’s und Verfassers eines Dharmaśāstra) [ĀŚV. GṚHY. 3, 4, 4.] [Śāṅkhāyana’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 4, 10. 6, 6.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 1, 233. fg. 4, 57.] [Mahābhārata 1, 2418. 2, 106. 12, 1592] (aśmakasumantunā). [?12337. Harivaṃśa 7999. Viṣṇupurāṇa 276. 282. Weber’s Verzeichniss 92,4. No. 1017. 1028. 1166. Oxforder Handschriften 18,b,8. 19,a,19 (pl.). 30,b,32. 53,a,32. 54,b,3. 6. 55,a,38.b,28. 62,a,22. 266,b,3. 21. 271,a,12. 279,b,43. 356,a,34. Bhāgavatapurāṇa.1,4,22. 12,6,53. 75. Kullūka zu Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5. 66. 11,141.] sūtra citirt unter mahādhvanika . Nomen proprium eines Fürsten [WEBER, KṚṢṆAJ. 251.] eines Sohnes des Jahnu [Viṣṇupurāṇa 399.] sujantu der gedr. Text. — Vgl. saumanta .
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Sumantu (सुमन्तु):—m. pl. freundliche Gesinnung oder gütlicher Zuruf [Ṛgveda 1, 129, 7.]
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: Sumantunaman, Sumantusamhita, Sumantusmriti, Sumantusutra.
Ends with: Ashmakasumantu.
Full-text (+19): Sumantusmriti, Sumantusutra, Sumantunaman, Sunvat, Saumanta, Naman, Ajaka, Atharvangirasi, Ashmakasumantu, Sunvant, Sutva, Sumanta, Vedadarsha, Sutvat, Vajravaraka, Adhyapayana, Prajavati, Prajavant, Jaimini, Lomaharshana.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Sankhayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Vedavyasa < [Third Section]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter IV - Division of the Veda, in the last Dvapara age by the Vyasa Krishna Dvaipayana < [Book III]
Chapter VI - Division of the Sama-veda < [Book III]
12. The Varāha Purāṇa < [Preface]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 9 - Śiva’s incarnations as Yogācāryas < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
Chapter 23 - The twelfth day rites for Yatis < [Section 6 - Kailāsa-saṃhitā]
Chapter 1 - The Doubt of the Sages < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]
Asvalayana-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)