f. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' also n(sura-).;prob. fr.3 su-,"to distil", and not connected with sura-,"a god") spirituous liquor, wine (in ancient times"a kind of beer")
सुरा (सु-क्रन् Uṇ.2.24) 1 A spirituous liquor, wine; सुरा वै मलमन्नानाम् Ms.11.93; गौडी पैष्टी च माध्वी च विज्ञेया त्रिविधा सुरा 94. -2 Water. -3 A drinking vessel. -4 A snake. -Comp. -आकरः 1 a distillery. -2 the cocoanut tree. -आजीवः, -आजीविन् m. a distiller. -आलयः a tavern, dram-shop. -आसवः spirituous liquor. -उदः the sea of spirituous liquor. -कारः a distiller. -गृहम् a tavern. -ग्रहः a vessel for holding liquor; व्यवस्थितिस्तेषु विवाहयज्ञ- सुराग्रहैरासु निवृत्तिरिष्टा Bhāg.11.5.11. -जीविन् a tavernkeeper, a vintner -ध्वजः a flag or sign hung outside a tavern. -प a. 1 a drinker of spirituous liquor; Ms.11.49.
-2 pleasant, agreeable. -3 wise, sage. -पाणम्, -पानम् the drinking of wine or liquor. -पात्रम्, -भाजनम्, -भाण्डम् a wine glass or cup; अपः सुराभाजनस्था मद्यभाण्डस्थितास्तथा Ms.11.147. -पीत a. one who has drunk wine; सुखजातः सुरापीतः ... Bk.5.38. -बीजम् a substance serving for the preparation of beer. -भागः yeast. -मण्डः the froth or scum of spirituous liquor during fermentation. -मूल्यम् drink-money. -संधानम् distillation of spirituous liquor. -सुः 1 a drunkard. -2 a heretic.
n. missile of the gods; -½ari, m. foe of the gods, Asura or Râkshasa; 1. -½âlaya, m. abode of the gods, heaven; house of god, temple; 2. â½âlaya, m. tavern; -½âvâsa, m. abode of the gods, N. of a tem ple; -½âsraya, m. resort of the gods, Meru.
Is the name of an intoxicating ‘ spirituous liquor,’ often mentioned in Vedic literature. In some passages it is referred to favourably, in others with decided disapproval. It is classed with the use of meat and with dicing as an evil in the Atharvaveda, and often with dicing. It was, as opposed to Soma, essentially a drink of ordinary life. It was the drink of men in the Sabhā, and gave rise to broils. Its exact nature is not certain. It may have been a strong spirit prepared from fermented grains and plants, as Eggeling holds, or, as Whitney thought, a kind of beer or ale. Geldner renders it * brandy.’ It is sometimes mentioned in connexion with Madhu. It was kept in skins.
In the Rigveda refers to the illness caused by drinking Surā to excess. Indra is described as suffering from it in the Namuci legend. Later Surāma was treated as an epithet of Soma, meaning 'delightful.'
Is mentioned as a pupil of Traivani in the first two Vamśas (lists of teachers) of the Brhadāranyaka Upanisad in both recensions, but as a pupil of Asuri in the third Vamśa
the demigods (the demigods are enemies of the demons, and since Prahlāda Mahārāja was born in a family of demons, the demigods should have been his enemies)
noun (feminine) a drinking vessel (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a snake (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a tavern
spirituous liquor (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
spirituous liquor (personified as a daughter of Varuṇa produced at the churning of the ocean) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
water (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wine (in ancient times "a kind of beer") (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
[rel.] name of Devī Frequency rank 1515/72933
noun (masculine) name of Brahmā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Kṛṣṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Śiva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a god's abode (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
abode of the gods (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
heaven (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Meru or Sumeru (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
temple (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wind (?) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) barm (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the scum or froth of beer (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
yeast (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective a spiritdrinker (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
agreeable (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
drinking spirituous liquor (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pleasant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sage (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
wise (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) an Asura (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an enemy of the gods (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a demon causing diseases (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a king (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the chirp of a cricket (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) (pl.) the country or the inhabitants of Surat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a country on the western side of India (commonly called Surat) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a minister (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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