Suvena, Suveṇā: 5 definitions
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Suvena 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 EncyclopediaSuveṇā (सुवेणा).—A river famous in the Purāṇas. Sage Mārkaṇḍeya once saw the river in the stomach of child Kṛṣṇa. (Vana Parva, Chapter 188, Verse 104).
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: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraSuveṇa (सुवेण) is the name of a minister of king Bhīma, according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 56. Accordingly, “... as he [Suveṇa] was wandering about disguised as a Brāhman, reached that palace of Subāhu. There he saw Damayantī, who always examined guests, and she saw with sorrow her father’s minister”.
The story of Suveṇa was narrated by Sumanas to queen Bandhumatī in order to demonstrate that “reunions do take place, even of the long separated”, in other words, that “great ones, after enduring separation, enjoy prosperity, and following the example of the sun, after suffering a decline, they rise again”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Suveṇa, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
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’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySuvena (सुवेन).—[feminine] ī desirous, longing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Suveṇa (सुवेण):—[=su-veṇa] [from su > su-yaj] m. (ifc. f(ā). ) Name of a man, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
2) Suveṇā (सुवेणा):—[=su-veṇā] [from su-veṇa > su > su-yaj] f. Name of a river, [Harivaṃśa]
3) Suvena (सुवेन):—[=su-vena] [from su > su-yaj] mf(ī)n. full of longing or desire, [Ṛg-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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vena, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Cuvenal.
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
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The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)