mf(/ī-or ā-)n.mf(/ī-later ā-;once in s/aumyā-)n. (once in s/aumya-) relating or belonging to soma- (the juice or the sacrifice or the moon-god), connected or dealing with soma-, having his nature or qualities etc. etc.
mf(/ī-or ā-)n. "resembling the moon", placid, gentle, mild (saumya-vocative case ="O gentle Sir!""O good Sir!""O excellent man!"as the proper mode of addressing a Brahman ) etc. etc.
m.n. a kind of penance (described as subsisting for 5 days, severally, on sesamum, water of boiled rice, butter-milk water parched grain, and fasting on the 6th day)
सौम्य a. (-म्या or -म्यी f.) [सोमो देवतास्य तस्येदं वा अण्] 1 Relating or sacred to the moon. -2 Having the properties of Soma. -3 Handsome, lovely, charming; pleasing, agreeable. -4 Gentle, soft, mild, placid; संरंम्भं मैथिलीहासः क्षणसौम्यां निनाय ताम् R.12.36; सौम्यस्व- भावो$पि पृथुप्रतापः (where सौम्य means both 'gentle' and 'lunar') Bu. Ch.1.1; (the voc. सौम्य is often used in the sense of 'good sir', 'gentle sir', 'good man'; प्रीतास्मि ते सौम्य चिराय जीव R.14.59; सौम्येति चाभांष्य यथार्थवादी 14. 44; Me.51; Ku.4.35; Māl.9.25). -5 Auspicious. -6 Bright, brilliant. -7 Cool, moist. -8 Northern. -म्यः 1 N. of Budha or the planet Mercury. -2 A proper epithet by which a Brāhmaṇa should be addressed; आयुष्मान् भव सौम्येति वाच्यो विप्रो$भिवादने Ms.2.125. -3 A Brāhmaṇa. -4 The Udumbara tree. -5 Blood before it becomes red, serum. -6 The gastric juice. -7 N. of one of the nine divisions of the earth. -8 An auspicious planet. -9 A Brāhmaṇa drinking the Soma juice. -1 A kind of penance (सौम्यकृच्छ्र). -11 An adherent, worshipper; पपुर्ज्ञानमयं सौम्या यन्मुखाम्बुरुहासवम् Bhāg. 2.4.24. -12 The left hand. -13 The month मार्गशीर्ष. -म्यम् 1 Gentleness. -2 The मृगशिरस् constellation. -3 The left eye. -4 The middle of the hand. -म्या 1 N. of Durgā. -2 The moon-plant. -3 A pearl. -4 The मृगशिरस् constellation. -म्यी Moon-shine. -m. pl. 1 N. of the five stars in Orion's head. -2 A particular class of Pitṛis or Manes; अग्निष्वात्तांश्च सौम्यांश्च विप्राणामेव निर्दिशेत् Me.3.199. -Comp. -उपचारः a gentle measure, mild remedy. -कृच्छ्रः, -च्छ्रम् a kind of religious penance; पिण्याकाचामतक्राम्बुसक्तूनां प्रतिवासरम् । एकरात्रोपवासश्च कृच्छ्रः सौम्यो$यमुच्यते ॥ Y.3.321. -गन्धी the Indian white rose. -गोलः the northern hemisphere. -ग्रहः a benign or auspicious planet (as बुध, गुरु, शुक्र and चन्द्र). -धातुः the phlegmatic humour, phlegm. -नामन् a. having a pleasing or agreeable name; Ms.3.1. -वारः, -वासरः Wednesday.
a. (&isharp;, V.; â, C.; saúmyâ, RV.1) V., C.: relating, belong ing, or sacred to Soma; cool and moist (opp. âgneya, hot and dry); C.: northern (rare); (moonlike, placid as the moon), agreeable, pleasant; (my) dear, good (friend), gentle (sir, as a term of address); auspicious (planets etc.); m. pl. a class of Manes; sg. pat. of Budha, planet Mercury; the month Mârga sîrsha; m. n. kind of penance(rare); n. gentleness (rare): -tva, n. gentleness; -dars ana, a. pleasant to look at: â, f. N. of a princess; -nâman, a. (mnî) having an agree able name; -mukha, a. pleasant-faced; -rûpa, a. kind, gentle, to (g.); -½âkriti, a.having an agreeable appearance.
noun (masculine) a Brāhman (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a pillar whose section has sixteen angles
a Soma sacrifice (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an adherent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Ficus Glomerata (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Kalpa
name of the Vedic Ṛṣi Budha (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
one of the nine divisions of Bhāratavarṣa
patr. of Budha or the planet Mercury (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the left hand (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
worshipper (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a particular kind of omen or prodigy (occurring in the Diva or sky) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
gentleness (presided over by the Moon) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Tīrtha at the Narmadā
name of the fifth Muhūrta (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the left eye (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the middle of the hand (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the nature or condition of Soma (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective auspicious (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cheerful (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cool and moist (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
gentle (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
happy (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
northern (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
placid (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
relating to Soma (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective disagreeable (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
displeasing (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unlovely (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
unpropitious (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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