सुमन्तु

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

SUMANTU   
1) General.
A maharṣi, disciple of Vyāsa. Asita, Devala, Vaiśampāyana, Sumantu and Jaimini were the chief disciples of Vyāsa. (See under Guruparamparā and Bhārata).
2) Other information.
(i) Vyāsa taught him all the Vedas and the [Mahābhārata Ādi Parva, Chapter 63, Verse 89] .
(ii) He was a member in the court of Yudhiṣṭhira. [Sabhā Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 11] .
(iii) He was one of the munis who visited Bhīṣma on his bed of arrows. [Śānti Parva, Chapter 47, Verse 5] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सु—मन्तु  mfn.  mfn. easily known, well known, [RV. x, 12, 6; 64, 1]

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सु मन्तु

सु—मन्तु  m.  m. friendly sentiment or invocation, ib. i, 129, 7

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सु मन्तु

N. of a teacher (disciple of व्यास and author of a धर्म-शास्त्र), [GṛS.]; [MBh.] &c.
of a king, [Kṛṣṇaj.]
of a son of जह्नु, [VP.]

Shabda-Sagara

सुमन्तु  m.  ( -न्तुः) A saint and legislator so named.
E. सु + मन--तुन् .

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सु + मन--तुन् .