Someshvara, 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补, Soma-ishvara: 14 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 can be transliterated into English as Somesvara or Someshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: 艢aivism厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ), one of the fifty Rudras according to the Cary膩p膩da section of the 惭补办耻峁乬补尘补 (one of the 28 Saiva Siddhanta Agamas).

Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ).鈥擲acred to Var膩roh膩; sacred to the Pit峁泂.*
- * Matsya-pur膩峁嘺 13. 43; 22. 29.

The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of 艢iva (shilpa)厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ) or 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补尘奴谤迟颈 refers to one of the eight forms (尘奴谤迟颈) of 艢iva mentioned in the 搁补耻谤补惫腻驳补尘补: the sixteenth among the Siddh膩nta艣aiv膩gamas. The forms of 艢iva (e.g., 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补) are established through a process known as 厂腻诲腻办丑测补, described as a five-fold process of creation.
: Shodhganga: The significance of the m奴la-beras (艣ilpa)厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 is the name of a deity depicted in the Thillai Nataraja Temple in Cidambaram (Chidambaram) which is one of the Pa帽casabh膩 or 鈥渇ive halls where 艢iva is said to have danced鈥�.鈥敵Т浅颈鹋洷共拱� is found seated in 蝉耻办丑腻蝉补苍补 posture with the right hand in abhaya and the left hand in varada-hasta.

Shilpashastra (啶多た啶侧啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 艣ilpa艣膩stra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram1) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ) refers to one of the eight Bhairavas (产丑补颈谤补惫补-补峁a弓补办补) associated with Candrap墨峁環a (or Candrap墨峁環apura), according to the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擺...] The eight Bhairavas (产丑补颈谤补惫腻峁a弓补办补): Ci帽ci峁嚹玭膩tha, 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补, Am峁泃a, 艢a峁僰ara, Tri尘奴谤迟颈, Amare艣vara, Bh膩rabh奴ti, Atithi.
2) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ) is the father of 翱濒墨艣补诲别惫补: one of the Nine N膩thas according to the Kulakaulin墨mata.鈥擳he Nine N膩thas propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjik膩 Tantras. Although each Siddha has a consort with which he shares some part of his spiritual discipline, she is not considered to be his wife. Thus, from the perspective of his identity as an initiate, he is not a householder.鈥敯勘裟洸够灞鸨共光檚 birth-name is 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 and his father is 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补. Alternatively, according to the Kubjik膩nity膩hnikatilaka, V膩hila is the name at birth (i.e., the original names of the Siddhas)
3) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ) is the name of an ancient king from Kany膩kubja (situated in Jambudv墨pa), according to the Yogakha峁囜笉a of the Manth膩nabhairavatantra.鈥擜ccordingly, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha Bauddhadeva]: 鈥淭here is a well-known town in India which is your (sacred) place. It is the town of Kany膩kubja situated between the Ganges and the Yamuna. (There was) a benevolent king who reigned happily (蝉耻办丑腻蝉墨苍补) there (called) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补. He was a powerful warrior by caste and was born in the dynasty of the Moon. (One) night on the fourteenth of the dark fortnight, he left (his palace) to engage in Kaula practice. O Bhairava, in half a moment he brought a Vet膩la under his control; because of that, (the king) who observed Kaula practice, had a son called Mah墨p膩la. [...]鈥�.

Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts: Volume 12 (1898) (ay)厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ) or 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补rasa refers to one of the topics discussed in the 惭补诲丑耻尘补迟墨, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to N峁泂i峁僪a Kavir膩ja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue 鈥淣otices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)鈥� by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.鈥擳he 惭补诲丑耻尘补迟墨 manuscript, consisting of 5,586 艣lokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补-rasa in its 鈥榮ubject-matter list鈥� or Vi峁ya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads鈥�蝉辞尘别艣惫补谤补谤补蝉补惫颈诲丑腻苍补尘.

膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan Buddhism厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ) is the name of a Bodhisattva mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Ma帽ju艣r墨m奴lakalpa: one of the largest Kriy膩 Tantras devoted to Ma帽ju艣r墨 (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Ma帽ju艣r墨 and were taught to and by Buddha 艢膩kyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补).

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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
: archive.org: Studies In Indian Literary History厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ) refers to one of the various Ghats of Varanasi (Benares) mentioned in the G墨rv膩峁嘺padama帽jar墨 authored by Varadar膩ja (A.D. 1600-1650), a pupil of Bha峁弓oji D墨k峁ta.鈥擵aradar膩ja in his G墨rv膩峁嘺padama帽jar墨 refers to several works which ought to be studied by a Pandit. In the same text are listed some Ghats of Benares (Varanasi) [e.g., 蝉辞尘别艣惫补谤补-驳丑补峁弓补]. This contemporary list of Ghats would be useful for the history of Benares topography.

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ).鈥攁 celebrated representation of 艢iva.
Derivable forms: 蝉辞尘别艣惫补谤补岣� (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ啶�).
厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms soma and 墨艣惫补谤补 (啶堗ざ啷嵿さ啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ) as mentioned in Aufrecht鈥檚 Catalogus Catalogorum:鈥攑oet. 艢p. p. 96.
2) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ):鈥攁 writer on music. Quoted by 艢膩r峁単adeva Oxf. 199^b.
3) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ):鈥攑hilosopher. Quoted in the Rase艣varadar艣ana of the Sarvadar艣anasa峁僩raha Oxf. 247^b.
4) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ):鈥�(?): Jaimin墨yany膩yam膩l膩vist膩ra.
5) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ):鈥擳antr膩loka. Par膩tri峁兣沬k膩.
6) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ):鈥攑upil of Yoge艣var膩c膩rya: 艢ruta艣abd膩rthasamuccaya.
7) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ):鈥�
鈥擺commentary] on Bhojar膩ja鈥檚 Siddh膩ntasa峁僩raha.
8) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ):鈥攕on of M膩dhava Bha峁弓a: Ny膩yasudh膩 or R膩峁嘺ka or Sarv膩navadyak膩ri峁嚹�, a
鈥擺commentary] on the Tantrav膩rttika of Kum膩rila.
9) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ):鈥攐f Bhojapura, father of Ke艣ava (Kau艣ikag峁沨yapaddhati).
10) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ):鈥擪膩vyaprak膩艣a峁玨膩 K膩vy膩dar艣a.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ):鈥擺from soma] m. Name of a divine being, [R膩jatara峁単i峁嚹玗
2) [v.s. ...] of K峁涐梗峁嘺, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] of a C膩lukya and of various authors and other persons, [Sarvadar艣ana-sa峁僩raha; Vikram膩峁卥adeva-carita, by Bilha峁嘺; Catalogue(s)] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] n. Name of a celebrated Li峁単a of 艢iva set up by Soma (= 蝉辞尘补-苍腻迟丑补 q.v.) and of a Li峁単a at Benares, [Catalogue(s)]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (啶膏啶啶多啶掂ぐ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Somesara.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusS艒m膿艣vara (嗖膏硧嗖硣嗖多硩嗖掂舶):鈥擺noun] = 艢iva.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ishvara, Soma.
Starts with: Someshvara dikshita, Someshvarabhatta, Someshvaradeva, Someshvaraghatta, Someshvaraiya Upadhyapa, Someshvaramurti, Someshvararasa.
Full-text (+118): Someshvaradeva, Someshvara dikshita, Bhattasomeshvara, Someshvarabhatta, Mimamsaka bhatta someshvara, Bhulokamalla someshvara, Someshvaramurti, Someshvaraghatta, Shrutashabdarthasamuccaya, Vararoha, Someshvararasa, Kashmirasomeshvara, Somesha, Arikesarin, Somesara, Paratrimshika, Kirtikaumudi, Tantraloka, Madhyajainendravyakarana, Coda.
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Vasantavilasa of Balachandra Suri (translation and study) (by R. T. Bhat)
Footnotes and References for chapter 3 < [Chapter 3 - Historical account of Vastupala and his achievements]
Footnotes and References for chapter 2 < [Chapter 2 - History of Chaulukyas up to Vastupala]
Part 7 - History of Sankha < [Chapter 3 - Historical account of Vastupala and his achievements]
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
Chapter 1 - The life, date, and works of Someshvara III
5. Conclusion: The rich knowledge possessed by Someshvara < [Chapter 6 - Manasollasa: the first Encyclopaedia]
3. Religion during the period of Someshvara III < [Chapter 3 - Social and Political conditions reflected in Somesvara鈥檚 Manasollasa]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 44 - 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (Soma-墨艣惫补谤补) < [Section 1 - Prabh膩sa-k峁tra-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 8 - The Glory of 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (Soma-墨艣惫补谤补) < [Section 1 - Prabh膩sa-k峁tra-m膩h膩tmya]
Chapter 26 - 厂辞尘别艣惫补谤补 (soma-墨艣惫补谤补-li峁単a) < [Section 2 - Catura艣墨ti-li峁単a-m膩h膩tmya]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Physician as depicted in Manasollasa (by Sri B. S. Hebballi)
Chapter 1 - Significance of Manasollasa and its relevance today
3. Description of Jvara or Fever < [Chapter 4 - Ancient treatises on Indian medicine]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Somur < [Chapter II - Temples of Parantaka I鈥檚 Time]
Inscriptional References < [Chapter I - Parantaka I (Madirai-Konda Parakesari)]
Temples in Tiruchchengodu < [Chapter X - Historical Survey]