Surocana, Surocanā: 5 definitions
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Surocana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Surochana.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSurocanā (सुरोचना).—A female attendant of Subrahmaṇya (Śalya Parva, Chapter 46, Verse 29).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSurocana (सुरोचन).—A territorial division of Śālmalidvīpa.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 20. 9.
Surocanā (सुरोचना) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. IX.45.28). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Surocanā) 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) Surocana (सुरोचन):—[=su-rocana] [from su > su-yaj] mfn. (used in explaining su-rukma), [Nirukta, by Yāska viii, 11]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of Yajña-bāhu, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) Surocanā (सुरोचना):—[=su-rocanā] [from su-rocana > su > su-yaj] f. Name of one of the Mātṛs attending on Skanda, [Mahābhārata]
4) Surocana (सुरोचन):—[=su-rocana] [from su > su-yaj] n. Name of the Varṣa ruled by Yajña-bāhu, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
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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: Rocana, Cu, Shu.
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Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 2 - The greatness of Śivaliṅgas < [Section 4 - Koṭirudra-Saṃhitā]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section 46 < [Shalya Parva]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 37 - Bhuvanakośa: Evolution of the Universe < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 20 - Description of the remaining six Dvīpas < [Book 5 - Fifth Skandha]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)