Supriya, Su-priya, Supriyā: 13 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Supriya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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

Supriyā (सुप्रिया).—An apsaras daughter of Kaśyapaprajāpati by Pradhā, daughter of Dakṣa. (Ādi Parva Chapter 65, Verse 51). Supriyā participated in the birthday celebrations of Arjuna. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 122, Verse 63).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Supriyā (सुप्रिया).—An Apsaras.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 7.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Supriyā (सुप्रिया) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.59.49, I.65). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Supriyā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Supriya in India is the name of a plant defined with Centella asiatica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hydrocotyle reniformis Walter (among others).

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

· The Genera of North American Plants (1818)
· Current Science (1985)
· Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift (1924)
· Ann. Gen. Sci. Phys. (1820)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1830)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l’État (1975)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Supriya, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Supriya (सुप्रिय).—a. very much liked, agreeable.

-yaḥ (in prosody) a foot of two short syllables. (-yā) 1 a charming woman.

Supriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and priya (प्रिय).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Supriya (सुप्रिय).—(1) name of a cakravartin: Mahāvastu i.154.2; (2) name of a gandharva: Avadāna-śataka i.113.5; of a gandharva-king, Divyāvadāna 202.29; compare 3; (3) name of a ‘king of musicians’ (gāndharvikarāja; compare 2): Avadāna-śataka i.93.7 ff.; (4) name of a merchant's son: Divyāvadāna 99.24 ff.; (5) name of a younger son of Anāthapiṇḍada: Avadāna-śataka ii.37.7.

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Supriyā (सुप्रिया).—(1) name of a village chief's daughter: Lalitavistara 265.4; (2) name of a daughter of Anāthapiṇḍada: Avadāna-śataka ii.7.10 ff.

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

Supriya (सुप्रिय).—mfn.

(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) Agreeable, pleasant, liked, loved. m.

(-yaḥ) (In prosody,) A foot of two short syllables, a Pyrrhic. E. su, priya beloved.

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

Supriya (सुप्रिय).—adj. agreeable.

Supriya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and priya (प्रिय).

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

Supriya (सुप्रिय).—[adjective] very dear.

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

1) Supriya (सुप्रिय):—[=su-priya] [from su > su-pakva] mf(ā)n. (su-) very dear or pleasant, [Atharva-veda] etc. etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. (in prosody) a foot of two short syllables, a pyrrhic, [Colebrooke]

3) [v.s. ...] Name of a Gandharva, [Buddhist literature]

4) Supriyā (सुप्रिया):—[=su-priyā] [from su-priya > su > su-pakva] f. a lovely woman or favourite wife, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

5) [v.s. ...] Name of an Apsaras, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

6) [v.s. ...] of a peasant girl, [Lalita-vistara]

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

Supriya (सुप्रिय):—[su-priya] (yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) a. Much loved. m. A pyrrhic.

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

Supriya (सुप्रिय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Suppiya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Supriya 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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