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In Hindu mythology, Sarama ((サンスクリット:सरमा), ; Tamil: Carapai; Thai: Trichada; Malay: Marcu Dewi) is a mythological being referred to as the dog of the gods, or Deva-shuni (देव-शुनी, ). She first appears in one of Hinduism's earliest texts, the ''Rig Veda'', in which she helps the god-king Indra to recover divine cows stolen by the Panis, a class of demons. This legend is alluded to in many later texts, and Sarama is often associated with Indra. The epic ''Mahabharata'', and some ''Puranas'', also make brief reference to Sarama. Early Rig-Vedic works do not depict Sarama as canine, but later Vedic mythologies and interpretations usually do. She is described as the mother of all dogs, in particular of the two four-eyed brindle dogs of the god Yama, and dogs are given the matronymic ''Sarameya'' ("offspring of Sarama"). One scripture further describes Sarama as the mother of all wild animals. ==Etymology and epithets== Orientalist Max Müller suggests that the word ''Sarama'' may mean "the runner", with the stem originating from the Sanskrit root ''sar'' ("to go"), but he is unable to account for the second part of the name, ''ama''.〔Müller p. 482〕 Professor Monier-Williams translates ''Sarama'' as "the fleet one".〔(Monier-Williams Dictionary p. 1182 )〕 The etymological treatise ''Nirukta'' by Yaska mentions that Sarama derives her name from her quick movement. Mahidhara, a commentator of the ''Vajasaneyi Samhita'', states that ''Sarama'' is "she who entertains (''remante'') the gods".〔Singh pp. 158–61〕 More broadly, ''Sarama'' has also come to mean any female dog.〔 There are two epithets for Sarama in the original ''Rig Veda''. Firstly, she is described as ''supadi'', which means "having good feet", "fair-footed" or "quick", an epithet only used for Sarama in the text. Her other epithet is ''subhaga'' – "the fortunate one", or "the beloved one" – a common epithet of the Ushas, the Dawn.〔Müller p. 487〕 Sarama's other name ''Deva-shuni'' means "divine bitch" or "bitch of the gods".〔 It has been suggested that the Greek Hermes is a cognate of Sarama. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sarama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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