Surapati, Surapāṭī, Sura-pati: 10 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
In Jainism
1. General definition
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

Surapati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi. 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

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

Surapati (सुरपति) refers to the “king of the gods” and is used to describe Romapāda, according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 1, “on the origin of elephants”]: “[...] 4. There was an overlord of Aṅga, like unto the king of the gods [surapati-sadṛśa], famed under the name of Romapāda. Once he was seated on a jeweled throne on the bank of the Ganges in the city of Campā, surrounded by his retinue, when some people reported to him that all the crops of grain, etc., were being destroyed by wild elephants. The king reflected: ‘Now what can I do?’”.

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

Surapati (सुरपति) refers to “Indra”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “This most powerful [and] cruel death devours against their will the life of those who possess a body that has settled in the middle world, in hell, in the world of Brahmā, in Indra’s abode (surapati-bhavana), in the middle of the ocean, inside the forest, at all quarters of the globe, on a mountain-peak, in a place difficult of access on account of fire, forest, cold, darkness, thunderbolts [and] swords, or in [a place] crowded with a troop of ruttish elephants”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

surapāṭī (सुरपाटी).—f The name of the line running along the middle, in the play of āṭyāpāṭyā. And sara- pāṭyā The boy who occupies it. See muradaṅgyā.

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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 dictionary

Surapati (सुरपति).—an epithet of Indra.

Derivable forms: surapatiḥ (सुरपतिः).

Surapati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sura and pati (पति).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Surapati (सुरपति).—m.

(-tiḥ) Indra, sovereign of the gods. E. sura a deity, pati master.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Surapati (सुरपति).—[masculine] lord of the gods (Indra or Śiva).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Surapati (सुरपति):—[=sura-pati] [from sura > sur] m. ‘lord of the gods’, Name of Indra, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] of Śiva, [Rāmāyaṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Surapati (सुरपति):—[sura-pati] (tiḥ) 2. m. Indra.

[Sanskrit to German]

Surapati in German

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Surapati (सुरपति):—n. Mythol. 1. an epithet of lord Indra; 2. an epithet of Shiva;

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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.

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