Shona, Śoṇa, Soṇa, Sona, Śoṇā, Soṇā, Soshna: 30 definitions
Introduction:
Shona means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Śoṇa and Śoṇā can be transliterated into English as Sona or Shona, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaŚoṇa (शोण).—Name of a river originating from Ṛkṣa, a holy mountain (kulaparvata) in Bhārata, according to the Varāhapurāṇa chapter 85. There are settlements (janapada) where Āryas and Mlecchas dwell who drink water from these rivers.
Bhārata is a region south of Hemādri, once ruled over by Bharata (son of Ṛṣabha), whose ancestral lineage can be traced back to Svāyambhuva Manu, who was created by Brahmā, who was in turn created by Nārāyaṇa, the unknowable all-pervasive primordial being.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Śoṇa (शोण).—One of the 7 pralaya clouds.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 2. 8.
1b) A R. from the Ṛṣyavān.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 114. 25; 163. 62; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 99.
2) Śoṇā (शोणा).—A river from the Ṛkṣa hill in Bhāratavarṣa, visited by Balarāma;1 sacred to Pitṛs.2
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesŚoṇa (शोण) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.28). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Śoṇa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
Śoṇa also refers to the name of a River or Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. III.83.8).
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: Shodhganga: The Kavyamimamsa of RajasekharaŚoṇa (शोण) is the name a locality mentioned in Rājaśekhara’s 10th-century Kāvyamīmāṃsā.—To Rājaśekhara, Śoṇa as a Nada in the eastern India. It is the same Sone which meets the Gaṅges near Pātnā.
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’.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuŚoṇa (शोण) is another name for Raktapunarnavā, a medicinal plant identified with Boerhaavia diffusa Linn. or “red spiderling” from the Nyctaginaceae or “four o'clock” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.117-120 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Together with the names Śoṇa and Raktapunarnavā, there are a total of twenty-two Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaŚoṇa (शोण) or Śoṇāṅga refers to a “red complexion (of the limbs)”, and is a symptom of a (venemous) bite caused by the Kulacandra rats, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—[Cf. dṛkśophājvaraśoṇāṅgaglānyaśaktyāsyatiktatā]
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraŚoṇa (शोण) is the name of a river, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “If there should be both lunar and solar eclipses in one month, princes will suffer both from dissensions among their own army and from wars. [...] If Mars should be eclipsed by Rāhu [—the eclipsed or eclipsing lunar or solar disc as the case may be], the people of Āvanti, those living on the banks of the Kāverī and the Narmada and haughty princes will be afflicted with miseries. If Mercury should be so eclipsed, men living between the Ganges and the Yamunā, on the banks of the Sarayū and in the country of Nepāla, those living about the east sea and on the banks of the Śoṇa will suffer and women, princes, soldier boys and men of letters will perish”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)Śoṇa (शोण) refers to the “sugarcane”, according to the King Vatsarāja’s Pūjāstuti called the Kāmasiddhistuti (also Vāmakeśvarīstuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nityā.—Accordingly, “[...] I worship those compassionately-disposed goddesses of red-complexion, the eight powers of the bodiless [love-god Kāmadeva], who have arisen like shadows of the goddess [Nityā Sundarī] and are very difficult to conquer. I venerate those fourteen goddesses, with Sarvasaṃkṣobhaṇī at the fore, to whom [all] fourteen worlds bow. They carry a bow and arrows made of sugarcane (śoṇa-bāṇa). [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names1. Sona Thera. Aggasavaka of Vessabhu Buddha. He was the Buddhas younger brother, and the Buddhas first sermon was preached to him. J.i.42; Bu.xxii.23; BuA.205; D.ii.4.
2. Sona Thera. The enemy and rival of Piyadassi Buddha, corresponding to Devadatta. He conspired with Mahapaduma to kill the Buddha, but was unsuccessful. BuA.174f.; for details see Piyadassi.
3. Sona. A fierce horse belonging to the king of Benares; he was also called Mahasona. See the Suhanu Jataka.
4. Sona Kutikanna, Sona Kotikanna. A Thera, declared chief- of those possessing clear utterance (A.i.24). He was the son of Kali Kuraragharika, and was conceived before the Buddha appeared in the world. (According to ThagA.i.429, his father was a rich setthi; no mention is made there of his mother).
A little while before the birth of the child Kali went to her parents house in Rajagaha, and one day, as she was cooling herself, she heard a conversation between two Yakkhas, Satagira and Hemavata. As she listened to their talk, her mind was filled with thoughts of the virtues of the Buddha, and she became a sotapanna. That same night the child was born and was called Sona. His mother later returned to Kuraraghara. At that time Maha Kaccana lived near by and often visited her home. Sona was very attached to him, and was later ordained by him. Three years later he received the upasampada, and, with Maha Kaccanas leave, visited the, Buddha. Kali gave him a large carpet to spread in the Buddhas Gandhakuti.
When Sona arrived at the Gandhakuti, he worshipped the Buddha, who asked Ananda to find him a lodging. Ananda, reading the Buddhas thoughts, spread a rug in the Buddhas chamber. Late at night Sona went to bed, and, very early the next morning, the Buddha woke him and asked him to recite the Dhamma. Sona recited the whole of the Atthakavagga, which he had learnt from Maha Kaccana. At the end of the recital the Buddha applauded him and gave him a boon. Sona asked for the Vinaya dharapancamaganena upasampada, which Kaccana had asked him to choose. (This means permission to admit a monk into the Order with a chapter of only five monks, one of whom was versed in the Vinaya. For details of Sonas visit to the Buddha, see Vin.i.194ff.; cf. Ud.v.6). Later he returned to Kuraraghara and visited his mothers house. She had heard of the Buddhas applause from the devas, and wished Sona to recite the Dhamma just as he had done before the Buddha, and this he did.
In the time of Padumuttara Buddha Sona had resolved to win this eminence. In the time of Vipassi Buddha he was a member of the Order and sewed a robe for a monk. Later he was a tailor of Benares and mended a Pacceka Buddhas robe (Thag.vss.365-9; AA.i.133f.; ThagA.i.429).
The Dhammapada Commentary says (DhA.iv.103f) that,
5. Sona. One of the chief women patrons of Dipankara Buddha. Bu.ii.215.
6. Sona. An aggasavika, of Sumana Buddha. Bu.v.24; J.i.34.
7. Sona. 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).
India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (history)Soṇa (सोण).—After the third council at Pāṭaliputra, Soṇa (the Prakrit word for gold) and Uttara went to Suvarṇabhūmi, rid the land of the piśacas and converted many people there (cf. Dīpavaṃsa VIII, Mahāvaṃsa XII and Samantapāsādikā I).
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana (history)Śoṇa (शोण) or Śoṇabhadra is the name of a river and rises in Gondwana, in Madhya Pradeśa, on the table-land of Amarakaṇṭaka, four or five miles east of the source of Narmadā river and running first northerly and then easterly for 500 miles falls into the Ganges above Pāṭaliputra or Patna. It is called Māgadhī nadī, since it forms the Western boundary of Magadha. Skanda-purāṇa 1.iii u 2.7 (ii).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsSona [सोना] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Bauhinia racemosa from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family. For the possible medicinal usage of sona, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Sona [সোনা] in the Bengali language is the name of a plant identified with Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz from the Bignoniaceae (Jacaranda) family having the following synonyms: Bignonia indica, Calosanthes indica.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Sona in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia purpurea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bauhinia violacea Corner (among others).
2) Sona is also identified with Oroxylum indicum It has the synonym Hippoxylon indica (L.) Raf. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Forest Flora of British Burma (1877)
· Plantae Junghuhnianae (1852)
· Synopseos Plantarum (Persoon) (1806)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Flora (1842)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique (1811)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sona, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysoṇa : (m.) a dog.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySona, dog It. 36; see soṇa. (Page 725)
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1) Soṇa, 2 (cp. śyonāka) a kind of tree; the Bodhi trees of the Buddhas Paduma and Nārada Bu IX. 22; X. 24; J. I, 36, 37. (Page 724)
2) Soṇa, 1 (see suvāṇa) a dog J. I, 146; VI, 107 (=sunakha); Sn. 675; Vism. 191; DhA. III, 255 (+sigāla); soṇi (f.) a bitch Mhvs 7, 8=sona It. 36. (Page 724)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysōnā (सोना).—a (sōnēṃ Gold.) An epithet of endearment for a child.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsōnā (सोना) [-nyā, -न्या].—a An epithet of endearment for a child.
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sōnā (सोना).—a An epithet of endearment for a child.
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 dictionaryŚoṇa (शोण).—a. (-ṇā or -ṇī f.) [शोण्-अच् (śoṇ-ac)]
1) Red, crimson, tinged red; स्त्यानावनद्धघनशोणितशोणपाणिरुत्तंसयिष्यति कचांस्तव देवि भीमः (styānāvanaddhaghanaśoṇitaśoṇapāṇiruttaṃsayiṣyati kacāṃstava devi bhīmaḥ) Ve.1.21; आस्वादितद्विरदशोणितशोणशोभाम् (āsvāditadviradaśoṇitaśoṇaśobhām) Mu.1. 8; Kumārasambhava 1.7.
2) Bay, reddish-brown.
3) Yellow.
-ṇaḥ 1 Crimson, the red colour; उरुक्रमस्याधरशोणशोणिमा (urukramasyādharaśoṇaśoṇimā) Bhāg. 1.11.2.
2) Fire.
3) A kind or red sugar-cane.
4) A bay horse; शोण इति वर्णवचनोऽश्वजातिगतं वर्णं वदति नान्यम् (śoṇa iti varṇavacano'śvajātigataṃ varṇaṃ vadati nānyam) ŚB. on MS.6.8.41.
5) Name of a male river, rising in Gonḍavana and falling into the Ganges near Pāṭaliputra q. v.; प्रत्यग्रहीत् पार्थिववाहिनीं तां भागीरथीं शोण इवोत्तरङ्गः (pratyagrahīt pārthivavāhinīṃ tāṃ bhāgīrathīṃ śoṇa ivottaraṅgaḥ) R.7.36.
6) The planet Mars; cf. लोहित (lohita).
7) A ruby; L. D. B.
-ṇam 1 Blood.
2) Red lead.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryŚoṇa (शोण).—(semi-MIndic for Pali Soṇa, [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] Śroṇa), name of a disciple of Śākyamuni: Karmavibhaṅga (and Karmavibhaṅgopadeśa) 59.8; merely referred to with Rāṣṭrapāla as examples of disciples who were ordained only with their parents’ consent. Prob. = Śroṇa Koṭīkarṇa.
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Sona (सोन).—(?) (= Pali sona, oftener soṇa; to Sanskrit śvan), dog: sonāhārīkṛtaṃ Mahāvastu i.129.9 (verse), made food for dogs, by Senart's ingenious but somewhat dubious em.; mss. cor- rupt, mostly sorā°.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚoṇa (शोण).—mfn.
(-ṇaḥ-ṇā or ṇī-ṇaṃ) 1. Crimson, of a crimson colour. 2. Red in the face, from passion, &c. m.
(-ṇaḥ) 1. Crimson, the colour of the red lotus. 2. A horse of a reddish or bright chesnut colour. 3. The Sona river, which rises in the table land of Amerakanta'k and running first northerly and then easterly for 500 miles, falls into the Ganges above Patna. 4. A flower, (Bignonia Indica.) 5. Fire or its deity. 6. An ocean. 7. A red sort of sugar-cane. 8. The planet Mars. n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Red-lead. 2. Blood. E. śoṇ to be red, aff. ac, fem. aff. ṭāp or ṅīp .
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Śona (शोन).—n.
(-naṃ) Meat kept at a slaughter-house.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚoṇa (शोण).—i. e. probably (although already in the Vedas). sa-varṇa, I. adj. 1. Crimson, of a crimson colour, of chesnut colour, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Śoṇa (शोण).—[adjective] red, deep-red; [masculine] redness, [Name] of a river.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śoṇa (शोण):—[from śoṇ] mf(ā or ī)n. red, crimson, purple, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] m. redness, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] fire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Bignonia Indica or a variety of it, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] red sugar cane, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a chestnut or bay horse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] m. the river Śoṇa or Sone (also f(ā). ; it rises in Gondwana in the district of Nagpore, on the table-land of Amara-kaṇṭaka, four or five miles east of the source of the Narmadā [Nerbudda], and running first northerly and then easterly for 500 miles falls into the Ganges above Pāṭali-putra or Patnā), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
8) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a [particular] ocean, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
9) [v.s. ...] of a man [gana] naḍādi
10) [v.s. ...] of a prince of the Pañcālas, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]
11) Śoṇā (शोणा):—[from śoṇa > śoṇ] f. See above
12) Śoṇa (शोण):—[from śoṇ] n. blood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
13) [v.s. ...] red-lead, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚoṇa (शोण):—(ṇaḥ) 1. m. Crimson colour; reddish horse; the Sone river; Bignonia flower; fire; ocean; red sugar-cane. n. Red lead; blood. a. Crimson; red in the face.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śoṇa (शोण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Soṇa.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Sona (सोन) [Also spelled son]:—(nm) soanes; an allomorph of [sonā] (gold) used as the first member in several compound words (as [sonaciraiyā, sonajuhī] ).
2) Sonā (सोना):—(nm) gold; an excellent thing; (v) to sleep; ~[nā-cāṃdī] gold and silver; wealth; ~[nāpāṭhā] a typical lofty tree the bark and fruits of which are used in medicine; ~[nāmakkhī/nāmākhī] pyrites; ~[nā ugalanā] to yield large quantities of gold, to yield riches; ~[nā kasanā] to test gold (on a touchstone) for purity; ~[nā caḍhānā] to gild; ~[nā barasanā] to rain gold—to be minting money; ~[ne kā ghara miṭṭī kara denā] to turn riches into ruins, to spell ruin on a prosperous household; ~[ne kā pānī] thin layer of gold; ~[ne kā aṃḍā dene vālī murgī] the hen that lays golden eggs; ~[ne kā varaka] gold leaf; ~[ne kā saṃsāra] a richly happy home; ~[ne kā honā] to be good as gold; ~[ne kī kaṭāra] lit. a gold dagger—a charming though fatal thing; ~[ne kī ciḍiyā] El dorado; an extremely rich victim; •[uḍa / hātha se jānā] to miss an extremely rich victim; ~[ne kī ciḍiyā milanā] to lay hands on an extremely rich victim; ~[ne ke dina] happy prosperous days; ~[ne ke mola] very costly; ~[ne meṃ sugaṃdha] added excellence/richness; ~[ne meṃ suhāgā] added excellence/richness, one excellence superimposed over another; ~[ne se ladā] to be covered with gold, to have too many ornaments on one’s person.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionarySoṇa (सोण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śoṇa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚōṇa (ಶೋಣ):—[adjective] of the colour of the blood; red.
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Śōṇa (ಶೋಣ):—
1) [noun] the colour of the blood; red colour.
2) [noun] a red coloured horse.
3) [noun] name of a river that rises in Gondwana in the district of Nagpur and running for 500 miles and falls into the river Gange near Pāṭna, in Bihar.
4) [noun] fire.
5) [noun] any big and noisy river.
6) [noun] a red variety of corundum, used as a gem; a ruby.
7) [noun] the bood.
8) [noun] red oxide of lead, Pb3O4, derived from massicot, used in making paint, in glassmaking, etc.; minium; red lead.
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Sona (ಸೊನ):—
1) [noun] (correctly, ಸ್ವನ [svana]) 1. a sound (in gen.).
2) [noun] the sound produced by human voice.
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Sōṇa (ಸೋಣ):—[noun] (righty, ಶ್ರಾವಣ [shravana]) Śrāvaṇa, the fifth month in the Hindu lunar calendar.
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Sōna (ಸೋನ):—[noun] a dog.
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Sōna (ಸೋನ):—[noun] gold.
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Sōṣṇa (ಸೋಷ್ಣ):—[adjective] having or giving warmth or heat.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryŚoṇa (शोण):—adj. red; crimson; tinged red; reddish-brown; n. 1. crimson; the red color; 2. fire; 3. a kind of red-sugarcane; 4. a baby horse; 5. name of a main river; rising in Gandavana and falling into the Ganges near Pataliputra; Shon river;
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 (+13): Shonabhadra, Shonacala, Shonadhara, Shonahaya, Shonajhinti, Shonajhintika, Shonaka, Shonakarna, Shonama, Shonamani, Shonambu, Shonambuja, Shonanada, Shonanadi, Shonapadma, Shonapadmaka, Shonapatra, Shonapattra, Shonapoterem, Shonaprastha.
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Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (16): Soṇa Koḷivisa Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Biography (7) (Bahuputtika) Soṇā Therī < [Chapter 44 - Life Histories of Bhikkhunī Arahats]
Biography (17): Soṇa Kuṭikaṇṇa Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.248 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.156 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Study of the Contemporary Literary Sources < [Chapter 3]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
8. The river Gomatī in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
10. Various other rivers in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
11. Descriptions of the rivers in the Jambudvīpa < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 12 - The narrative of Śiva’s holy centres and temples < [Section 1 - Vidyeśvara-saṃhitā]
Chapter 51 - Review of holy rites < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]