Sanskrit

Adjective

सोम • ‎(sóma)

1. relating to soma (probably written for सौम ‎(sauma))
2. (probably) together with उमा ‎(umā)

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Noun

सोम • ‎(sóma) m

1. juice, extract, (especially) the juice of the soma plant, (also) the soma plant itself
2. Soma deity personified
   • RV 8.48.3

     अपाम सोममम्र्ता अभूमागन्म जयोतिरविदाम देवान |

     किं नूनमस्मान कर्णवदरातिः किमु धूर्तिरम्र्त मर्त्यस्य ||

     apāma somamamṛtā abhūmāghanma jyotiravidāma devān |

     kiṃ nūnamasmān kṛṇavadarātiḥ kimu dhūrtiramṛta martyasya ||

     We have drunk Soma and become immortal; we have attained the light, the Gods discovered.

     Now what may foeman's malice do to harm us? What, O Immortal, mortal man's deception?

3. the moon or moon-god
4. soma sacrifice
5. a day destined for extracting the soma-juice
6. Monday (= सोमवार ‎(soma-vāra))
7. nectar
8. camphor
9. air, wind
10. water
11. a drug of supposed magical properties
12. a particular mountain or mountainous range (according to some the mountains of the moon)
13. a particular class of fathers (पितृ ‎(pitṛ́)) (probably for सोमपा ‎(soma-pā))
14. name of various authors (also with पण्डित ‎(paṇḍita), भट्ट ‎(bhaṭṭa), शर्मन् ‎(śarman) etc.)
15. = सोमचन्द्र ‎(somacandra), or सोमेन्दु ‎(some-ndu)
16. name of a monkey-chief

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See also

• मास ‎(māsa)
• चन्द्र ‎(candra)

Noun

सोम • ‎(sóma) n

1. rice-water, rice-gruel
2. heaven, sky, ether

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