Suryamasa, Sūryamāsa, Surya-masa: 4 definitions
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Suryamasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 EncyclopediaSūryamāsa (सूर्यमास).—A warrior who fought on the side of the Kauravas in the battle of Bhārata Abhimanyu killed him. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 48, Verse 15).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySūryamāsa (सूर्यमास).—the solar month.
Derivable forms: sūryamāsaḥ (सूर्यमासः).
Sūryamāsa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sūrya and māsa (मास).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sūryamāsa (सूर्यमास):—[=sūrya-māsa] [from sūrya > sūr] m. a solar month, [Sūryaprajñapti [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) Sūryāmāsā (सूर्यामासा):—[=sūryā-māsā] [from sūrya > sūr] m. [dual number] the sun and moon, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
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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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