Sanskrit manuscript in Devanāgarī

umā उमा – Umā

substantive feminine · Word type unspecified

Dictionary sources

AYI dictionary substantive feminine
Cappeller 1891 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

úmā ·f. flax; N. of the daughter of Himavant, the wife of Civa-Rudra.

Monier-Williams 1872 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

umā umā, f. (in the first sense perhaps fr. rt. ve), flax (Linum Usitatissimum); the plant Cur- cuma; N. of the daughter of Himavat and Menā, and wife of Rudra or Śiva (she is also called Pārvatī and Durgā); light, splendor; fame, reputation; quiet, tranquillity; night. According to the Kumāra- sambhava. 1. 26, the name Umā is derived from u mā, O do not (practice austerities)! the exclamation ad- dressed to Pārvatī by her mother.

Petersburger 1855 substantive feminine · Word type unspecified

Original text · German · substantive feminine

úmā und umā́ ŚĀNT. 3,8. f. 1〉 Flachs AK. 2,9,20. TRIK. 3,3,293. H. 1179. H. an. 2,316. MED. m. 2. tasyā úmā ulbamāsañchaṇā jarāyu ŚAT. BR. 6,6,1,24. P. 5,2,4. — 2〉 N. einer andern Pflanze, Curcuma (haridrā), H. an. MED. — 3〉 N. pr. der Tochter des Himavant von der Menā und der Gemahlin Rudra-Śivaʼs AK. 1,1,1,32. TRIK. H. 203. H. an. MED. TAITT. ĀR._in_Ind. St. 1,78. umāṃ haimavatīm KENOP. 25 (vgl. Ind. St. 2,186. fgg.) KAIV. UP._in_Ind. St. 2,11. mṛte jīvati vā patyau yā nānyamupagacchati . seha kīrtimavāpnoti modate comayā saha .. YĀJÑ. 1,75. hrīḥ śrīḥ kīrtirdyutiḥ puṣṭirumā lakṣmīḥ sarasvatī MBH. 3,1488. umā iti niṣedhantī mātṛsnehena duḥkhitā .. sā tathoktā tadā mātrā devī duścaracāriṇī .. umetyevābhavatkhyātā triṣu lokeṣu sundarī .. HARIV. 946. KUMĀRAS. 1,26. — R. 1,36,15. R. 1,36,20. R. 3,47,10. R. 3,53,60. R. 5,25,26. R. 5,89,7. RAGH. 3,23. VP. 59. SCHIEFNER, Lebensb. 244 (14). — 4〉 Glanz (kānti). — 5〉 Ruhm H. an. MED. — 6〉 Ruhe ŚABDAR._im_ŚKDR. — 7〉 Nacht H. ś. 18. — In der ersten Bedeutung vielleicht von vā, vayati weben.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

umā 1〉 vgl. kṣumā. — 3〉 unter diesem Namen in Vināyaka verehrt Verz. d. Oxf. H. 39,b,17. — 8〉 Bez. eines 6jährigen Mädchens, welches bei der Durgā-Feier diese Göttin vertritt, ANNADĀKALPA_im_ŚKDR. u. kumārī. — 9〉 N. pr. verschiedener Frauenzimmer HALL 175 (bis). HALL. 177. HALL. 181. HALL. 183. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 262,b, No. 632. Verz. d. Oxf. H. 371,b, No. 248.

Apte 1890 substantive feminine

Original text · English · substantive feminine

umā [oḥ śivasya mā lakṣmīriva, uṃ śivaṃ māti manyate patitvena mā-ka vā Tv.] 1 N. of the daughter of Himavat and Menā and wife of Śiva; Kālidāsa thus derives the name: — u meti (oh do not, scil. practise penance) mātrā tapaso niṣiddhā paścādumākhyāṃ sumukhī jagāma Ku. 1. 26; umāvṛṣāṃkau R. 3. 23. 2 Light, splendour. 3 Fame, reputation. 4 Tranquility, calmness. 5 Night. 6 Turmeric (haridrā). 7 Flax (atasī). Comp. — kaṭaḥ, -ṭaṃ the pollen of flax. — guruḥ, -janakaḥ N. of the Himālaya (as the father of umā). — patiḥ N. of Śiva; muhuranusmarayaṃtamanukṣapaṃ tripuradāhamumāpatisevinaḥ Ki. 5. 14; so ˚īśa, ˚vallabhaḥ, ˚sahāyaḥ &c. — vanaṃ N. of the town Vanapura or Devīkoṭa (śoṇitapura). — sutaḥ N. of Kārtikeya or of Gaṇeśa.

Cappeller 1887 substantive feminine

Original text · German · substantive feminine

úmā f. Flachs; N. der Gattin Śiva's.

Burnouf 1866 substantive feminine

Original text · French · substantive feminine

umā umā f. np. de Pārvatī ou Durgā épouse de Śiva. Lumière, éclat. Renommée. Repos, tranquillité. Graine de lin. umāguru m. (guru) l'Himavat personnifié, père et instituteur d'Umā. umāpati m. (pati) l'époux d'Umā, Śiva. umāvana n. (vana) la ville de Vanapura. umāsuta m. (suta) le fils d'Umā, Kārttikeya. umeśa m. (īśa) le seigneur d'Umā, Śiva.

Occurrences in source texts (1)

SS 1 occurrence
SS 1.12–1.16: Stages of Wonder 1 occurrence

Direct occurrences

  • SS 1.13 Segment 3

    Attested form: umā Grammar of the segment: nominative singular

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