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सरमाsaramā

सरमा (saramā) is a Sanskrit word meaning the divine female dog of Indra, the mother of beasts of prey, a female dog, name of a Rakshasi, a wife of Kashyapa, see page 1182, column. Its 23 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them The Divine Bitch of the Gods, Wife of Vibhīṣaṇa, Daughter of Dakṣa / Wife of Kaśyapa.

Root
सृ (sṛ)
Etymology
E. सृ to go, अम aff., or स with रम sport, pleasure
Definitions
23
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Meanings by context

The Divine Bitch of the Gods

10 definitions
1. The divine female dog of Indra. 2. The mother of beasts of prey.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the divine bitch

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the mythical dog of Indra or the gods

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The divine bitch. 2. A daughter of Daksha. 3. The wife of Ravana's brother, Vibhishana.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The divine dog. 2. The daughter of Daksha. 3. The wife of Vibhishana.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the divine bitch of Indra

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the divine bitch of Indra

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. The divine dog of Indra. 2. A female dog. 3. The wife of Vibhishana. 4. A daughter of Daksha and wife of Kashyapa.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

1. The divine female dog. 2. A demon.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the messenger of Indra

— The Purana Index

Wife of Vibhīṣaṇa

5 definitions
the daughter of the Gandharva king Shailusha and wife of Vibhishana

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the wife of Vibhishana, brother of Ravana

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The wife of Ravana's brother. 2. A female dog.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The wife of Ravana's brother. 2. A bitch.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The wife of Ravanas brother, Vibhishana. 2. The divine bitch. 3. A daughter of Daksha.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Daughter of Dakṣa / Wife of Kaśyapa

3 definitions
a wife of Kashyapa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the name of a daughter of Daksha

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

one of Kashyapa's wives, whose offspring were beasts of prey

— The Purana Index

A female dog / bitch (common noun)

2 definitions
a female dog

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A female dog

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Referential entries

2 definitions
See page 1182, column 1.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

See page 1092, column 2.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

A Rākṣasī

1 definition
name of a Rakshasi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 13 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.