सूरिः [सू-क्रिन्] 1 The sun. -2 A learned or wise man, a sage; अथवा कृतवाग्द्वारे वंशे$स्मिन् पूर्वसूरिभिः R.1.4; Śi.14.21; Bhāg.1.1.1. -3 A priest. -4 A worshipper. -5 A title or respect given to Jaina teachers; e. g. मल्लिनाथसूरि. -6 N. of Kṛisna. -7 N. of Bṛihaspati.
m. [inciter: √ 1. sû] V.: insti tutor of a sacrifice (who rewards the priests =yagamâna in C.); lord, chief; presser or sacrificer of Soma [√ 1. su]; C.: wise man, sage, great scholar.
Is the regular word in the Rigveda for the sacrificer, the later Yajamāna—that is, the man who pays the priests for performing the rite, and reaps the benefit of that service. The Sūris are often coupled with the Maghavans described heroes or warriors, and as patronage or as companions.'
noun (masculine) yādava and sūrya (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a learned man (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a poet (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Bṛhaspati (the sage among the gods) or the planet Jupiter (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of Kṛṣṇa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sage (often ifc. after names) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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