one of the seven principal rays of the sun
सु (su)—षुम्न (—ṣumna) m. N. of one of the 7 principal rays of the sun (supposed to supply heat to the moon), VP. [ID=250247]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
सुषुम्नाsuṣumnā
सुषुम्ना (suṣumnā) is a Sanskrit word meaning very gracious or kind, one of the seven principal rays of the sun, a particular artery or vein of the body, a sacred pool in the Himalayas, fit for shraddha, a Shakti of Maruta, in the navel of Gaya. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them A principal solar ray, Central energy channel in the body (Suṣumṇā Nāḍī), Sacred geographical locations.
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Meanings by context
A principal solar ray
2 definitions
one of the seven important rays of the sun by which the waning moon is fed
सुषुम्ना (suṣumnā) [Printed book page 3-674]
Suṣumnā (I) — one of the seven important rays of the sun by which the waning moon is fed. Br. II. 23. 38, 61, 74; 24. 66; 28. 28; Vā. 52. 37 and 57; 53. 46; 56. 27; Vi. II. 11. 22. [ID=16593]
Suṣumnā (I) — one of the seven important rays of the sun by which the waning moon is fed. Br. II. 23. 38, 61, 74; 24. 66; 28. 28; Vā. 52. 37 and 57; 53. 46; 56. 27; Vi. II. 11. 22. [ID=16593]
— The Purana Index
Central energy channel in the body (Suṣumṇā Nāḍī)
2 definitions
a particular artery or vein of the body
(H3B) [Printed book page 1237,3]
सु (su)—षुम्ना (—ṣumnā) (आ (ā)), f. a partic. artery (prob. ‘the carotid’) or vein of the body (lying between those called इडा (iḍā) and पिङ्गला (piṅgalā), and supposed to be one of the passages for the breath or spirit; cf. ब्रह्म-रन्ध्र (brahma-randhra)), Up.; BhP.; Rājat. [ID=250248]
सु (su)—षुम्ना (—ṣumnā) (आ (ā)), f. a partic. artery (prob. ‘the carotid’) or vein of the body (lying between those called इडा (iḍā) and पिङ्गला (piṅgalā), and supposed to be one of the passages for the breath or spirit; cf. ब्रह्म-रन्ध्र (brahma-randhra)), Up.; BhP.; Rājat. [ID=250248]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Part of the body supposed to remain as a seed from which another springs
सुषुम्ना (suṣumnā) [Printed book page 861-a]
सु-षुम्ना (su-ṣumnā) (म्ना) ((mnā)) 1. f. Part of the body supposed to remain as a seed from which another springs. [ID=42278]
सु-षुम्ना (su-ṣumnā) (म्ना) ((mnā)) 1. f. Part of the body supposed to remain as a seed from which another springs. [ID=42278]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Sacred geographical locations
2 definitions
a sacred pool in the Himalayas, fit for shraddha
Suṣumnā (II) — a sacred pool in the Himālayas, fit for śrāddha. Br. III. 13. 123-4; Vā. 77. 115. [ID=16594]
— The Purana Index
in the navel of Gaya
Suṣumnā (IV) — in the navel of Gayā. Vā. 108. 66. [ID=16596]
— The Purana Index
A Śakti (divine feminine power)
1 definition
a Shakti of Maruta
Suṣumnā (III) — a Śakti of Māruta. Br. IV. 33. 70. [ID=16595]
— The Purana Index
Very gracious or kind (adjective)
1 definition
very gracious or kind
(H3) [Printed book page 1237,3]
सु (su)—षुम्ण (—ṣumṇa) or सु (su)—षुम्न (—ṣumna), mf(आ (ā))n. very gracious or kind, RV.; VS. [ID=250246]
सु (su)—षुम्ण (—ṣumṇa) or सु (su)—षुम्न (—ṣumna), mf(आ (ā))n. very gracious or kind, RV.; VS. [ID=250246]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 3 works: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.