Sum, Sū�, Su�: 5 definitions
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Sum means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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 Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiSu� (सु�) is the īᲹ associated with Suvarṇadvīpa, according to the Cakrasaṃvara-maṇḍala or Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The Cakrasaṃvara mandala has a total of sixty-two deities. [...] Three concentric circles going outward, the body, speech and mind wheels (ⲹ-첹-ٳٲ), in the order: mind (blue), speech (red), and body (white), with eight Ḍākinīs each in non-dual union with their Ḍākas, "male consorts".
Associated elements of Cakravarmiṇ� and Ākāśagarbha:
Circle: ⲹ (body-wheel) (white);
Ḍākinī (female consort): Cakravarmiṇ�;
Ḍāka (male consort): Ākāśagarbha;
īᲹ: �;
Body-part: calves;
Pīṭha: Suvarṇadvīpa;
Bodily constituent: prasveda (sweat);
Bodhipakṣa (wings of enlightenment): ṛtǻⲹṅg (awakening of mindfulness).

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 (Բ) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsSum in the Urdu language is the name of a plant identified with Fraxinus hookeri Wenz. from the Oleaceae (Jasmine) family having the following synonyms: Fraxinus brandisii. For the possible medicinal usage of sum, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Sum in India is the name of a plant defined with Allium sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Porrum ophioscorodon (Link) Rchb. (among others).
2) Sum is also identified with Scurrula atropurpurea It has the synonym Cichlanthus philippensis (Cham. & Schltdl.) Tiegh. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Linnaea (1828)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1834)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg (1929)
· Enumeratio Stirpium Plerarumque, quae sponte crescunt in agro Vindobonensi (1762)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8
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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysū� (सू�) [or सू, sū].—ad Imit. of the hiss, whiz, or twang (of a snake, bowstring, ball &c.; also of the whistling or sighing of the wind). 2 An utterance in the play of ܰī. v kara. sū� nighaṇēṃ -suṭaṇēṃ -paḷaṇēṃ -dhāvaṇēṃ To set off or run like a singing gust of wind--a horse, a racer or runner. sū� kāḍhaṇēṃ-hākaṇēṃ-dapaṭaṇēṃ-davaḍaṇēṃ &c. To start or put out forcibly (a horse &c.)
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sū� (सू�) [or सू, sū].—f (Imit.) The hiss (of a snake &c.); the twang (of a bowstring, arrow, bullet, stone, stick). 2 fig. A sudden running off; starting with a twang, as an arrow from the bow. v mhaṇa, kara.
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySum in Hindi refers in English to:�(a) penurious, miser, niggardly; (nm) a miser; ~[pana/pana] penury, miserliness, niggardliness..—sum (सू�) is alternatively transliterated as Sūma.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+21): Cumati, Sum-hal, Sum-lay-araung, Suma, Suma kala, Sumaalee, Sumabana, Sumac, Sumac amaranthe, Sumac de virginie, Sumad, Sumadamshu, Sumadga, Sumadgana, Sumadgu, Sumadhuram, Sumadra, Sumadram, Sumadratha, Sumagadha.
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