Somashravas, Somaśravas: 4 definitions
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Somashravas 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.
The Sanskrit term Somaśravas can be transliterated into English as Somasravas or Somashravas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSomaśravas (सोमश्रवस्).—A hermit. His father was Śrutaśravas. Once King Janamejaya approached Śrutaśravas and requested him to let him have Somaśravas as sacrificial priest. (For further details see under Śrutaśravas III).
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySomaśravas (सोमश्रवस्).—[masculine] a man’s name.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySomaśravas (सोमश्रवस्):—[=soma-śravas] [from soma] m. Name of various men, [Mahābhārata; Catalogue(s)]
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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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Partial matches: Shravas, Soma.
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Full-text: Prabhriti, Adrishtabhaya, Shrutashravas.
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