Sumanā
Sumanā, “of good mind”
Sumanā is a name used for more than one woman in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Sumanā, Wife of Somaśarma: the wife of the brāhmaṇa Somaśarma, who taught the ten aṅgas of dharma and the debt between parents and sons. Padma Purāṇa, Bhūmi Khaṇḍa, Chapters 11–22, 11, 12, 19–20, 22
- Sumanā (Kekaya Princess): a Kekaya princess who asked the radiant Śāṇḍilī in devaloka how she had reached that world. Mahābhārata, Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 123