Sumahan, Sumahān: 1 definition
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Sumahan 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.
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSumahān (सुमहान्).—A mountain that entered the sea for fear of Indra.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 121. 73.
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.
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Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
Chapter 4.2d - Jijñāsā (inquisitiveness) < [Chapter 4 - The Eight Yogadṛṣṭis and the nature of a Liberated Soul]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCII < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Jātaka of the red fish < [Part 2 - Hearing the twelve-membered speech of the Buddha]
Location of the Naimisa Forest < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 1 (1968)]
The Problem of Interpretation of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 1 (1964)]
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)
1.6. Verses against ministers < [Chapter 7 - Yasastilaka as an Anthology of Sanskrit verse]
Bhasa (critical and historical study) (by A. D. Pusalker)