Alternative spellings of this word include Suramy.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Suramya (सुरम्य) refers to a “beautiful (house)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.32 (“The seven celestial sages arrive”).—Accordingly, as the Seven Sages said amongst each other (when arriving at Himavatpura city): “This city seems to be better than Alakā, heaven, Bhogavatī and even Amarāvatī. The houses are beautiful (suramya) and well-built. The courtyards are well laid out and paved with different kinds of crystals and jewels of variegated colours. Slabs of solar and lunar stones are found in every house. Different kinds of celestial trees are also growing here. [...]”.

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: The Jaina Iconography

Suramyā (सुरम्या) is the mother of Vimalanātha: the thirteenth of twenty-four Tīrthaṃkaras or Jinas, commonly depicted in Jaina iconography.—His father’s name is Kṛtavarman and mother’s name is Suramyā. His birth occurred in Kāmpilya (Kāmpil in Furrukhabad), the Southern capital of the Pāñcāla.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Suramya (सुरम्य).—[adjective] very charming.

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

Suramya (सुरम्य) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Suramma.

[Sanskrit to German]

Suramya 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Suramya (सुरम्य) [Also spelled suramy]:—(a) charming, attractive, beautiful; hence ~[tā] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Suramya (ಸುರಮ್ಯ):—[noun] that is very beautiful, melodious, charming, etc.

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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: Ramya, Cu, Shu.

Full-text: Suramma, Suramy, Kritavarman, Kampilya, Kampilapura, Vimalanatha.

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 3.2.366 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]

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A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)

Chapter I.c - The lives of the Tīrthaṅkaras < [Chapter I - Introduction]

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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)

Chapter 37 - Bhuvanakośa: Evolution of the Universe < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]

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Shukra Niti by Shukracharya (by Benoy Kumar Sarkar)

Chapter 1 - The Duties of Princes

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