Sutasoma: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: ISKCON Press: GlossarySutasoma (सुतसोम).—The son of Bhīmasena and Draupadī. He was killed by Aśvatthāmā while awaking from sleep on the last night of the Kurukṣetra war.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSutasoma (सुतसोम).—The son born to Bhīmasena by his wife Draupadī. The information regarding this Sutasoma, taken from Mahābhārata, is given below:
(i) Sutasoma took birth from a portion of the Viśvadevas. (Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 67, Verse 127).
(ii) It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Droṇa Parva, Chapter 23, Verse 28, that this prince was given the name Sutasoma, because he was born by the blessings of Candra (Moon).
(iii) Sutasoma had a combat with Vikarṇa on the first day of the battle of Bhārata. (Mahābhārata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 45, Verse 58).
(iv) He rescued Śrutakarmā from the hold of Durmukha in the battle of Bhārata. (Mahābhārata Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 79, Verse 39).
(v) Sutasoma fought with Viviṃśati. (Mahābhārata Droṇa Parva, Chapter 25, Verse 24).
(vi) Sutasoma fought with Śakuni and was defeated. (Mahābhārata Karṇa Parva, Chapter 25, Verse 18).
(vii) There was a severe fight between Sutasoma and Aśvatthāmā. (Mahābhārata Karṇa Parva, Chapter 55, Verse 14).
(viii) Mention is made in Mahābhārata, Sauptika Parva, Chapter 8, Verse 55 that in the battle of Bhārata, Aśvatthāmā entered the camp of the Pāṇḍava army in the night and killed Sutasoma.
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesSutasoma (सुतसोम) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VIII.18.25) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Sutasoma) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: academia.edu: Gleanings from Atula’s MusikavamsaSutasoma (सुतसोम) is the name of an ancient king, according to the historical poem Mūṣikavaṃśa by Atula dealing with the royal lineage of North Kerala in roughly 1000 verses.—Many places of North Kerala can be identified from the descriptions of Atula. For example, the poet mentions that the famous Śiva temple at Cellur (verse 13.51), identified with Perimcellur was built by king Sutasoma.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (Abhidharma)Sutasoma (सुतसोम) is the name of a king who offered his life for the sake of king Kalmāṣapāda according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter VII).—“There was once a king called Sutasoma, full of energy (vīryavat), observer of the precepts (śīladhara) and always faithful to his given word. One morning he mounted his chariot with his courtesans (gaṇikā) and entered a garden (ārmama) to walk about. When he left the gates of the city, a certain Brahmin who had come to beg said to the king: ‘The king is very powerful and I am a poor man (daridra). May he have pity on me and give me something’”.
Note: The Bodhisattva, called Sutosoma (Sutasoma) in most of the sources, is called P’ou ming (Samantaprabhāsa). Sutosoma belonged to a well-known family of the Kauravas (Jātaka, V, Jātakamālā) and resided at Indapatta (Jātaka V) a city located on the present site of Delhi.
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1) The Bodhisatta born as king of Benares. See the Cullasutasoma Jataka.
2) The Bodhisatta, born as king of Indapatta. See the Mahasutasoma Jataka.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraSutasoma (सुतसोम) is the name of an ancient king, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 8).—Accordingly, “[Question: How does the Bodhisattva fulfill the virtue of discipline (śīlapāramitā)?]—[Answer]—By not sparing his life when it is a question of keeping the pure precepts (viṣuddhaśīla). Thus king Sutasoma, for the sake of the great king Kalmāṣapāda went so far as to offer his life, but did not violate the precepts. [Cf. Story of Sutasoma and Kalmāṣapāda]—It is in Jātakas such as this that the Bodhisattva fulfills the virtue of discipline”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySutasoma (सुतसोम).—(= Pali id., hero of Jātaka (Pali) 537), name of a previous incarnation of Śākyamuni: Lalitavistara 170.19; Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 22.9; Jātakamālā 207.22 ff. (his story told here).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySutasoma (सुतसोम).—[adjective] who has expressed the Soma (sacrifice) or whereat the [Simple] is expressed (sacrifice).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Sutasoma (सुतसोम):—[=suta-soma] [from suta > su] mfn. (suta-) one who has extracted the S°, offerer of a S° libation, [Ṛg-veda]
2) [v.s. ...] (a sacrifice) at which the S° is prepared, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Bhīma-sena, [Mahābhārata; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a prince, [Jātakamālā]
5) Sutasomā (सुतसोमा):—[=suta-somā] [from suta-soma > suta > su] f. Name of a wife of Kṛṣṇa ([varia lectio] śruta-s), [Harivaṃśa]
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Sutasoma Jataka, Sutasomavadana, Sutasomavant, Sutasomavat.
Ends with: Samsutasoma.
Full-text (+6): Sutasoma Jataka, Sutasomavat, Shrutasoma, Draupadeya, Sutasomavadana, Koravyasettha, Sutasomavant, Pavan, Mahasutasoma Jataka, Kulavaddhana, Kalahatthi, Pupphaka, Vittakata, Kalmashapada, Sutavat, Vivimsati, Shilaparamita, Indapatta, Kuru, Kammasapada.
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Search found 21 books and stories containing Sutasoma, Suta-soma, Sutasomā, Suta-somā; (plurals include: Sutasomas, somas, Sutasomās, somās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Amaravati Art in the Context of Andhra Archaeology (by Sreyashi Ray chowdhuri)
Mahā Sutasoma Jātaka < [Chapter 3 - Amarāvatī and the Formative Stage of the Buddhist Art]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 537: Mahā-Sutasoma-jātaka < [Volume 5]
Jataka 525: Culla-Sutasoma-jātaka < [Volume 5]
Jataka 513: Jayaddisa-jātaka < [Volume 5]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Mahāsutasoma-jātaka (story of Sutasoma and Kalmāṣapāda) < [Part 4 - The Bodhisattva in the Abhidharma system]
3. The six virtues (pāramitā) < [Part 4 - The Bodhisattva in the Abhidharma system]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
(3) Third Pāramī: The Perfection of Renunciation (nekkhamma-pāramī) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Supplement (c): Fulfilment of the Ten Perfections < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]
(7) Seventh Pāramī: The Perfection of Truthfulness (sacca-pāramī) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]