sOmya &c. See col. 1.
sOmya a. ( myA or myI f. ) [ somo devatAsya tasyedaM vA aR ] 1 Relating or sacred to the moon. 2 Having the ( pb ) properties of Soma. 3 Handsome, lovely, charming; pleasing, agreeable. 4 Gentle, soft, mild, placid; saraMBaM mETilIhAsaH kzaRasOmyAM ninAya tAM R. 12. 36 ; (the voc. sOmya is often used in the sense of ‘good sir,’ ‘gentle sir,’ ‘good man’; prItAsti te sOmya cirAya jIva R. 14. 59 ; sOmyeti cABAzya yaTArTavAdI 14. 44 , Me. 49 , Ku. 4. 35 , Māl. 9. 25 ). 5 Auspicious. 6 Bright, brilliant. — myaH 1 N. of Budha or the planet Mercury. 2 A proper epithet by which a Brāhmaṇa should be addressed; AyuzmAnBava sOmyeti vAcyo vipro'BivAdane 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. 10 A kind of penance ( sOmyakfcCra ). — myA 1 N. of Durgā. 2 The moon-plant. — m. pl. 1 N. of the five stars in Orion's head. 2 A particular class of Pitṛs or Manes; Ms. 3. 199. Comp. — upacAraH a gentle measure, mild remedy. — kfcCraH -cCraM a kind of religious penance; cf. Y. 3. 322. — gaMDI the Indian white rose. — grahaH a benign or auspicious planet. — DAtuH the phlegmatic humour, phlegm. — nAman a. having a pleasing or agreeable name; Ms. 3. 10. — vAraH, -vAsaraH Wednesday.