Supunya, Supuṇyā: 3 definitions
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Supunya 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 EncyclopediaSupuṇyā (सुपुण्या).—A river in India famous in the Purāṇas. (Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 221, Verse 9).
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesSupuṇyā (सुपुण्या) refers to the name of a River mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. VI.10.35). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Supuṇyā) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Supuṇya (सुपुण्य):—[=su-puṇya] [from su > su-pakva] mfn. very excellent, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] n. great religious or moral merit, [Kāvya literature]
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: Punya, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Supunyada, Supunyagandha.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 6 - Bhāratavarṣa: Its Rivers and Regions < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section IX < [Jambukhanda Nirmana Parva]
Location of the Naimisa Forest < [Purana, Volume 10, Part 1 (1968)]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. God)
13. A Commentary on the Vagbhatalamkara < [Volume 1 (1945)]