Somavaṭa

Somavaṭa · soma-vaṭa

Grammar: masculine noun, a compound of soma and vaṭa.

Meaning: the name of a tree.

In the scriptures: Sūta tells the brāhmaṇas that some trees have no pratishṭhā, such as Jayantī, Somavṛksha, Somavaṭa, Panasa, Kadamba, Nimba, Kanakapāṭalā, Śālmali, Nimbakā, Bimba, Aśoka and others (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 3, Chapters 14–17).

Related terms: Pratishṭhā · Somavṛksha

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 3, Chapters 14–17