Pāli Dictionary
somā1
Part of speech
noun · feminine
general
Somā, an arahant nun, daughter of King Bimbisāra’s chaplain
Thig 3.8
itthaṃ sudaṃ somā therī gāthāyo abhāsitthā'ti.
somā2
Part of speech
noun · feminine
general
Somā, a devout laywoman, sister of a queen of King Pasenadi
MN 90
assosuṃ kho somā ca bhaginī sakulā ca bhaginī, ajja kira rājā pasenadi kosalo pacchābhattaṃ bhuttapātarāso bhagavantaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamissatī'ti.
soma1
approximatecosmology
the moon; the moon deity
DN 13
ye dhammā abrāhmaṇakārakā te dhamme samādāya vattamānā evam'āhaṃsu, indam'avhayāma, somam'avhayāma, varuṇam'avhayāma, īsānam'avhayāma, pajāpatim'avhayāma, brahmam'avhayāma, mahiddhim'avhayāma, yamam'avhayāmā'ti.
DN 32
indo somo varuṇo ca, bhāradvājo pajāpati, candano kāmaseṭṭho ca, kinnughaṇḍu nighaṇḍu ca.
soma2
approximatePart of speech
noun · masculine
general
the (Vedic) soma plant; soma juice; the soma sacrifice
Encyclopedia
7 entries
Somā
PersonDaughter of King Bimbisāra’s chaplain who ordained and attained Arahantship, and who famously rebuked Māra when he taunted her, while meditating in Andhavana, that a woman’s wisdom could not penetrate the Dhamma.
Somā2
PersonSister of Sakulā and a queen of King Pasenadi, known as a devout follower of the Buddha.
A cross-reference to the entry on Sutasoma.
A deva to whom sacrifices were offered, later identified with the Moon god and regarded as the founder of the Somavaṃsa dynasty.
A grain-field watcher who offered grass as a seat for Kassapa Buddha.
A friend of Somadatta.
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