1. Somadeva. Nine kappas ago there were eighty five kings of this name, previous births of Ummāpupphiya (Cakkhupāla) Thera. v.l. Hemadeva. Ap.i.172; ThagA.i.196.

2. Somadeva. One of the chief lay patrons of Konāgamana Buddha. Bu.xxiv.24.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from

○deva m. the god of the moon R
• the god Soma Ml
• (also ○va-bhaṭṭa) N. of the author of the Katþā-sarit-sāgara (who lived in Kaśmīr in the 11th century AḌ.) IW. 531
• of various authors and other men Kathās. Vcar. &c
• (ī), f. N. of a wife of Kāma-pāla Daś
• -śrī-kara-lāla-bhairava-purapati, -sūri
• ○vâika-nātha m. N. of authors Cat

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William