Surapati, Surapāṭī, Sura-pati: 9 definitions
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Surapati means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsSurapati (सुरपति) refers to “Indra”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “This most powerful [and] cruel death devours against their will the life of those who possess a body that has settled in the middle world, in hell, in the world of Brahmā, in Indra’s abode (surapati-bhavana), in the middle of the ocean, inside the forest, at all quarters of the globe, on a mountain-peak, in a place difficult of access on account of fire, forest, cold, darkness, thunderbolts [and] swords, or in [a place] crowded with a troop of ruttish elephants”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysurapāṭī (सुरपाटी).—f The name of the line running along the middle, in the play of āṭyāpāṭyā. And sara- pāṭyā The boy who occupies it. See muradaṅgyā.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySurapati (सुरपति).—an epithet of Indra.
Derivable forms: surapatiḥ (सुरपतिः).
Surapati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sura and pati (पति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySurapati (सुरपति).—m.
(-tiḥ) Indra, sovereign of the gods. E. sura a deity, pati master.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySurapati (सुरपति).—[masculine] lord of the gods (Indra or Śiva).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Surapati (सुरपति):—[=sura-pati] [from sura > sur] m. ‘lord of the gods’, Name of Indra, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] of Śiva, [Rāmāyaṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySurapati (सुरपति):—[sura-pati] (tiḥ) 2. m. Indra.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionarySurapati (सुरपति):—n. Mythol. 1. an epithet of lord Indra; 2. an epithet of Shiva;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Surapatibhavana, Surapaticapa, Surapatidhanus, Surapatiguru, Surapatitanaya, Surapatitva.
Ends with: Asurapati, Devasurapati.
Full-text: Surapatitva, Surapatidhanus, Surapaticapa, Surapatitanaya, Suraraj, Surarajan, Surarajamantrin, Surpati, Dhanus, Indra, Bhavana.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.150 < [Section XXI - Shares of Sons born of Mothers of diverse Castes]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Monsoon Melody < [January - March 1975]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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