# सरमा (saramā)

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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, the divine dog of Indra. 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 — E. sṛ to go, ama aff., or sa with rama sport, pleasure
- **SLP1:** `saramA`  **IAST:** saramā  **Devanagari:** सरमा
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarama
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sarama/declensions.md

## 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)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 1182,1] सरमा (saramā) a f. ‘the fleet one’, N. of a female dog belonging to Indra and the gods (represented in Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 14, 10 as the mother of the four-eyed brindled dogs of Yama [ cf. Indian Wisdom, by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 470 ], and called in Mahābhārata (Title) i, 671 देव - शुनी (deva-śunī); in the Ṛg-veda (Title) said to have gone in search of and recovered the cows stolen by the Paṇis; elsewhere regarded as the mother of beasts of prey Saramā Deva-śunī is also said to be the authoress of part of Ṛg-veda (Title) x, 108 ), Ṛg-veda (Title); PārGṛ.; Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ ID=237500 ]
- the divine bitch  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सरमा (saramā) [Printed book page 1107-c ] 2 The bitch of the gods. [ ID=29821 ]
- the mythical dog of Indra or the gods  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सरमा (saramā) [Printed book page 340-3 ] सरमा (saramā) sará-mā, f. [ perh. swift runner: √sṛ] bitch of Indra or the gods, who discovers the hiding-place of the stolen herd ( V. E., P. ): -ātmaja, -putra, -suta, m. son of Saramā, dog. [ ID=18977 ]
- 1. The divine bitch. 2. A daughter of Daksha. 3. The wife of Ravana's brother, Vibhishana.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सरमा (saramā) [Printed book page 765-32 ] सरमा (saramā) f. 1. The bitch of the gods; 2. name of a daughter of Daksha; 3. of the wife of Rāvaṇa’s brother, Bibhīshaṇa. [ ID=40067 ]
- 1. The divine dog. 2. The daughter of Daksha. 3. The wife of Vibhishana.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सरमा (saramā) [Printed book page 1022-b ] सरमा (saramā) saramā, f. 1. The bitch of the gods, MBh. 1, 671. 2. The daughter of Dakṣa, Viṣṇu P. 122, n. 19. 3. The wife of Rāvaṇa's brother. [ ID=15819 ]
- the divine bitch of Indra  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सरमा (saramā) [Printed book page 601 ] सरमा (saramā) f. the bitch of Indra or of the gods. [ ID=35738 ]
- the divine bitch of Indra  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > सरमा (saramā) [Printed book page 268-b ] sarámā, f. the bitch of Indra or of the gods; cf. 83 17 N. [‘the runner’ or ‘messenger, ’ √sṛ, cf. 1166. ] [ ID=4477 ]
- 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)*
  > सरमा (saramā) [Printed book page 1092-b ] Saramā, f. (probably fr. rt. sṛ ), ‘the runner,’ N. of the dog of Indra (represented in Ṛg-veda X. 14, 10. as the mother of the four-eyed brindled dogs of Yama, and called in Mahā-bhārata Ādi-p. 671. deva-śunī; in the Ṛg-veda this dog is said to have gone in search of and recovered the cows stolen by the Paṇis; according to some modern scholars Saramā may be one of the names of Uṣas, ‘Dawn,’ the cows representing the rays of the sun stolen by the night; the name Saramā is also thought to cor- respond with Helena; and Sārameya, q. v., is regarded as connected with Hermes, Saramā being by some identified with the Wind, as conductor of the souls of the departed; Saramā Deva-śunī is said to be the authoress of part of Ṛg-veda X. 108); a female dog, bitch; N. of the wife of Vibhīṣaṇa (Rāvaṇa's brother); of a daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Kaśyapa. [ ID=51348 ]
- 1. The divine female dog. 2. A demon.  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > सरमा (saramā) [Printed book page 621-1 ] Saramā, the bitch of the gods. § 12 (Pauṣyap.): I, 3, ††668, ††671 ( devaśunyā, cursed Janamejaya and his brothers). —§ 270 (Brahmasabhāv.): II, 11, 457 (in the palace of Brahmán).—§ 502 (Manuṣyagrahak.): III, 230, 14487 ( mātā śunāṃ, a demon). [ ID=9526 ]
- the messenger of Indra  
  *The Purana Index*
  > सरमा (saramā) [Printed book page 3-552 ] Saramā (I) — (Sārama); the messenger of Indra, of whom the Dānavas were afraid. Bhā. V. 24. 30. [ ID=15520 ]

### Wife of Vibhīṣaṇa (5 definitions)
- the daughter of the Gandharva king Shailusha and wife of Vibhishana  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a daughter of the Gandharva king Śailūṣa and wife of Vibhīṣaṇa, ib. [ ID=237503 ]
- the wife of Vibhishana, brother of Ravana  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सरमा (saramā) [Printed book page 1107-c ] 4 N. of the wife of Bibhīṣaṇa, brother of Rāvaṇa. [ ID=29821 ]
- 1. The wife of Ravana's brother. 2. A female dog.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स (sa) रम (rama) ा (saramā) [Printed book page 906 ] स (sa) रम (rama) ा (saramā) f. ( - मा (-mā) ) 1 The wife of RĀVAṆA'S brother. 2 A bitch. E. स (sa) ृ (sṛ) to go, अम (ama) aff., or स (sa) with रम (rama) sport, pleasure. [ ID=41042 ]
- 1. The wife of Ravana's brother. 2. A bitch.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सरमा (saramā) [Printed book page 827-a ] सरमा (saramā) ( मा ) ((mā)) 1. f. The wife of Rāva- na's brother; a bitch. [ ID=40767 ]
- 1. The wife of Ravanas brother, Vibhishana. 2. The divine bitch. 3. A daughter of Daksha.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > स (sa) रम (rama) ा (saramā) [Printed book page 771-b ] स (sa) रम (rama) ा (saramā) f. ( - मा (-mā) ) The wife of RĀVAṆA'S brother, VIBHĪSAṆA. 2. The bitch of the gods. 3. One of the daughter of DAKSHA. E. स (sa) ृ (sṛ) to go, अम (ama) aff.; or स (sa) with, रम (rama) sport, pleasure. [ ID=43114 ]

### Daughter of Dakṣa / Wife of Kaśyapa (3 definitions)
- a wife of Kashyapa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a wife of Kaśyapa, VahniP. [ ID=237504 ]
- the name of a daughter of Daksha  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सरमा (saramā) [Printed book page 1107-c ] 3 N. of a daughter of Dakṣa. [ ID=29821 ]
- one of Kashyapa's wives, whose offspring were beasts of prey  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Saramā (II) — one of Kaśyapa's wives. Her offspring were beasts of prey. Bhā. VI. 6. 26. [ ID=15521 ]

### A female dog / bitch (common noun) (2 definitions)
- a female dog  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a female dog in general, bitch, L. [ ID=237501 ]
- A female dog  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सरमा (saramā) [Printed book page 1107-c ] 1 A bitch. [ ID=29821 ]

### Referential entries (2 definitions)
- See page 1182, column 1.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 1183,3] सरमा (saramā) b See p. 1182, col. 1. [ ID=237796 ]
- See page 1092, column 2.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 1093-b ] सरमा (saramā) saramā. See p. 1092, col. 2. [ ID=51382 ]

### A Rākṣasī (1 definition)
- name of a Rakshasi  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Rākṣasī, R. [ ID=237502 ]

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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