Suyama, Suyāma, Suyamā, Su-yama: 8 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSuyama (सुयम).—Third son of the Rākṣasa called Śataśṛṅga. Sudeva, the army-chief of King Ambarīṣa, killed Suyama. (Mahābhārata Southern text, Śānti Parva, Chapter 98).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSuyama (सुयम).—Sons of Suyajña, an avatār of Hari.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa II. 7. 2.
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 Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Suyama. One of the eight brahmins consulted at the birth of the Buddha to predict his future. J.i.56; Mil.236.
2. Suyama. A devaputta, chief of the Yama devas (A.iv.242; D.i.217). The courtesan, Sirima, was reborn after death, as the wife of Suyama (SNA.i.244). When the Buddha descended from the deva world to earth, at Sankassa, Suyama accompanied him, holding a yaks tail fan (valavijana). DhA.iii.226; Vsm.392; cf. BuA.239; J.i.48, 53; Mhv.xxxi.78.
3. Suyama. A king of Benares, son of Puthuvindhara. His son was Kiki Brahmadatta. ThagA.i.151.
4. Suyama (Suyamana) Thera. He belonged to a brahmin family of Vesali and was expert in the three Vedas. He saw and heard the Buddha at Vesali, and, having entered the Order, attained arahantship while his head was being shaved.
Ninety one kappas ago he was a brahmin of Dhannavati, and, having invited Vipassi Buddha to his house, gave him a seat spread with flowers. He was once a king, called Varadassana (Thag.74; ThagA.i.165f). He is evidently identical with Kusumasaniya of the Apadana. Ap.i.160.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySuyamā (सुयमा).—a particular class of gods; जातो रुचेरजनयत् सुयमान् सुयज्ञ आकूति- सूनुरमरानथ दक्षिणायाम् (jāto rucerajanayat suyamān suyajña ākūti- sūnuramarānatha dakṣiṇāyām) Bhāgavata 2.7.2.
Derivable forms: suyamāḥ (सुयमाः).
Suyamā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and yamā (यमा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionarySuyāma (सुयाम).—(= Pali id.), name of the head of the yāma (q.v.) gods: Suyāmadevaputrapramukhāḥ yāmā (so read with v.l. and Calcutta (see LV.), supported by Tibetan, for Lefm. suyāmā) devāḥ Lalitavistara 364.15; yāmādhipatiṃ…ca suyāmaṃ Mahāvastu i.265.6 (so read for Senart Va-suyāmā, v.l. ca Suyāmā); note also Lalitavistara 58.21; 302.6, in both of which the official position of S. is clear from the context; apparently the same, in general clearly a single individual, lord of his class, Lalitavistara 44.10; 58.21; 241.1; 441.17; (formally not clear whether sg. or pl., but surely sg., Lalitavistara 50.5; 327.18; 328.3;) Mahāvastu i.208.13; 230.13; 263.19; ii.11.1; iii.315.6; Mahāvyutpatti 3138; (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 69.5 (misprinted Sayāma); Bodhisattvabhūmi 340.14; cases where Su° seems to be pluralized, as if used for the class of yāma gods as a whole, are probably only apparent; so daśa ca Suyāma-devarāja-sahasrāṇi Gaṇḍavyūha 118.22, compare the parallel daśa ca śakra-devendra-śatasahasrāṇi 119.1 (Śakra was certainly a single individual; similar phrases with Vaśavarti 117.21; Sunirmita 118.3; and Saṃtuṣita 118.15); compare Gaṇḍavyūha 185.7; similarly in Gaṇḍavyūha 249.21 Suyāma- devarāja- is followed in 22 by parallel Śakra-devarāja- (and preceded by Vaśavarti- 17, Sunirmita- 18, and Saṃ- tuṣita- 20, all names of the individual rulers of their classes); and likewise Gaṇḍavyūha 331.8. Accordingly we should interpret Suyāma patiḥ Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 52.18 and Suyāmādhipatir Daśabhūmikasūtra.g. 53(79).14 as Suyāma the Lord (of yāma gods). In the Daśabhūmikasūtra.g. passage we find, to be sure, as a parallel, trayas- triṃśādhipo bhavet 53(79).8, which can only mean lord of the Trayastriṃśa (class); but note Saṃtuṣitādhipo 22, Sunirmitādhipo 54(80).1, and Vaśavartīśvaro (the Lord Vaśavartin) bhavet 9 (in all these adhipo, īśvaro may be separate words, not necessarily parts of cpds.!) and especially Brahmā sāhasrikādhipaḥ 17. So in the Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā context we find (52.17, verse) Brahmāpi Śakra api lokapatiḥ bhavate ca Saṃtusita devapatiḥ (may be read as separate words!), (18) Paranirmito 'pi ca Suyāma patiḥ (this may also be two words!)…
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySuyama (सुयम).—[adjective] = [preceding]
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Suyāma (सुयाम).—[adjective] well guiding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Suyama (सुयम):—[=su-yama] [from su > su-yaj] mf(ā)n. easy to be guided, tractable (as a horse etc.), [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] easy to be restrained or controlled or kept in order, well regulated, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] a [particular] class of gods, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
4) Suyamā (सुयमा):—[=su-yamā] [from su-yama > su > su-yaj] f. the Priyaṅgu plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Suyāma (सुयाम):—[=su-yāma] [from su > su-yaj] mfn. binding or restraining well (as reins), [Ṛg-veda]
6) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Deva-putra, [Lalita-vistara]
7) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] a [particular] class of gods, [Mahābhārata]
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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: Yama, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Cuyamanushar, Cuyamay, Suyaman, Suyamana.
Full-text: Samtushitaka, Puthuvindhara, Kiki Brahmadatta, Yama, Kusumasaniya, Paranirmita, Samtushita, Devaputta, Suyajna, Shatashringa, Vodhar, Sunirmita, Varana, Vashavartin, Ekadhammasavaniya, Annata Kondanna, Sankassa.
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