Sughosha, ³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a, Su-ghosha, Sughoá¹£Ä�: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Sughosha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 terms ³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a and Sughoá¹£Ä� can be transliterated into English as Sughosa or Sughosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤�).—The conch of Nakula, one of the PÄṇá¸avas. (MahÄbhÄrata, Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 25, Verse 16).

The Purana (पà¥à¤°à¤¾à¤�, purÄṇas) 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.
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathÄsaritsÄgara³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤�) is the name of an ancient city, according to the KathÄsaritsÄgara, chapter 73. Accordingly, as Padmiá¹£á¹hÄ said to ÅšrÄ«darÅ›ana: â€�... there is a large and famous royal grant to BrÄhmans named ³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a. In it there dwelt a BrÄhman named Padmagarbha, who possessed a thorough knowledge of the Vedasâ€�.
The KathÄsaritsÄgara (‘ocean of streams of storyâ€�), mentioning ³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince NaravÄhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the ±¹¾±»å²âÄå»å³ó²¹°ù²¹²õ (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of GuṇÄá¸hya’s Bá¹›hatkathÄ consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.

Kavya (कावà¥à¤�, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetryâ€� and natya, or ‘dramatic poetryâ€�.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Hinduism³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤�) is a Sanskrit word referring to the conchshell of Nakula.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: Wisdom Library: LokottaravÄda³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤�) is the name of a Buddha under whom ÅšÄkyamuni (or Gautama, ‘the historical Buddhaâ€�) acquired merit along the first through nine ²ú³óÅ«³¾¾±²õ, according to the ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü. There are in total ten ²ú³óÅ«³¾¾±²õ representing the ten stages of the Bodhisattva’s path towards enlightenment.
³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a is but one among the 500 Buddhas enumerated in the ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü during a conversation between MahÄkÄtyÄyana and MahÄkÄÅ›yapa, both principle disciples of Gautama Buddha. The ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü is an important text of the LokottaravÄda school of buddhism, dating from the 2nd century BCE.

Mahayana (महायान, mahÄyÄna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ of which some of the earliest are the various PrajñÄpÄramitÄ ²õÅ«³Ù°ù²¹²õ.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismSughoá¹£Ä� (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤·à¤¾) is the name of VidyÄrÄjñī (i.e., “wisdom queenâ€�) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century MañjuÅ›rÄ«mÅ«lakalpa: one of the largest KriyÄ Tantras devoted to MañjuÅ›rÄ« (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from MañjuÅ›rÄ« and were taught to and by Buddha ÅšÄkyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Sughoá¹£Ä�).

Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra1) Sughoá¹£Ä� (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤·à¤¾) is the name of the bell in Åšakra’s palace, according to chapter 1.2 [Äå»åīś±¹²¹°ù²¹-³¦²¹°ù¾±³Ù°ù²¹] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triá¹£aá¹£á¹iÅ›alÄkÄpuruá¹£acaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism. Accordingly:—“Then striking three times the bell Sughoá¹£Ä� which has a wonderful sound for a radius of a yojana, he made it ring. With Sughoá¹£Ä� the bells of all the other palaces rang, like birds singing with the bird leading the singing. The sound of these bells increased from the echoes arising in the skies like a family of the noble from sons resembling themselves. Springing up in thirty-two lacs of palaces, the sound expanded in the form of echoes like a word in the palate. The gods sunk in negligence were dazed by that sound. Saying, ‘What is this?â€� confused, they paid attentionâ€�.
2) Sughoá¹£Ä� (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤·à¤¾) and MahIJµ³ó´Çá¹£a are the two Indras of the Stanitas who came to the peak of Meru for partaking in the birth-ceremonies of Ṛṣabha, according to the same chapter 1.2.
: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 4: The celestial beings (deva)³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤�) refers to one of the two Indras (lords) of the StanitakumÄra (thundering youths) class of “residential celestial beingsâ€� (²ú³ó²¹±¹²¹²Ô²¹±¹Äå²õ¾±²Ô), itself a main division of devas (celestial beings) according to the 2nd-century TattvÄrthasÅ«tra 4.3. The StanitakumÄras create sound. ³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a and Prabhañjana are the two lords in the Fiendish-youths residential celestial beings.

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
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤�).â€�a. having a pleasant sound.
-á¹£aá¸� Name of the conch of Nakula; नकà¥à¤²à¤� सहदेवशà¥à¤š सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤·à¤®à¤£à¤ªà¥à¤·à¥à¤ªà¤•ौ (nakulaá¸� sahadevaÅ›ca su²µ³ó´Çá¹£amaṇapuá¹£pakau) BhagavadgÄ«tÄ (Bombay) 1.16.
³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and ²µ³ó´Çá¹£a (घोà¤�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤�).â€�(1) (m.) a kind of musical instrument, = the commoner °ṣaka, q.v. (compare AMg. sughosÄ, f., according to Rat- nach. a certain bell, ghaṇá¹Ä): °ṣaá¹� (acc.) ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü ii.159.5; °ṣa- iii.70.15; v.l. in i.227.17 and iii.407.19; all prose; (2) name of a former Buddha: Lalitavistara 5.12; and according to Senart's em. ²Ñ²¹³óÄå±¹²¹²õ³Ù³Ü i.137.1, see ³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£asamabuddhi.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤�).—m.
(-á¹£aá¸�) A pleasant sound. E. su, and ²µ³ó´Çá¹£a sound or cry.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤�).—[adjective] sounding loud or well; [masculine] the conch-shell of Nakula.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤�):—[=su-²µ³ó´Çá¹£a] [from su > su-ga] mfn. making a loud noise, very noisy, [MahÄbhÄrata]
2) [v.s. ...] having a pleasant sound, [RÄmÄyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] m. a pleasant sound or cry, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of the conch of Nakula, [Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ]
5) [v.s. ...] of a Buddha, [Lalita-vistara]
6) [v.s. ...] of an Agra-hÄra (q.v.), [KathÄsaritsÄgara]
7) [v.s. ...] a [particular] form of a temple, [HemÄdri’s Caturvarga-cintÄmaṇi]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤�):—[su-²µ³ó´Çá¹£a] (á¹£aá¸�) 1. m. Pleasant sound.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Sughosa.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), 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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Sughosa (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: ³§³Ü²µ³ó´Çá¹£a.
2) SughosÄ (सà¥à¤˜à¥‹à¤¸à¤¾) also relates to the Sanskrit word: ³§³Ü²ú´Çá¹£Ä�.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Starts with: Sughoshaghosha, Sughoshagrama, Sughoshaka, Sughoshasamabuddhi, Sughoshavant, Sughoshavat.
Full-text: Nandimukhasughosha, Sughoshavat, Sughoshaghosha, Sughoshagrama, Sughoshasamabuddhi, Subosha, Vanapa, Vasubhuti, Padmagarbha, Shashikala, Prabhanjana, Sughoshaka, Stanitakumara, Padmishtha, Subhuti, Mahaghosha, Bhavanapati.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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