कुशkuśa

कुश (kuśa) is a Sanskrit word meaning grass, darbha, name of a son of Vasu Uparicara, belonging to the founder of Kushathali, a son of Balakashva, a son of Suhotra. Its 43 recorded definitions are grouped into 12 contexts, among them Proper Name of an Individual, Sacred or Ritual Grass, Adjective: Wicked, Mad, Depraved.

Etymology: E. कु the earth, शीङ् to sleep or rest, and ड affix, or कु bad, and शो to destroy, again कुश to embrace or to enfold, and क aff
Definitions: 43

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Meanings by context

Proper Name of an Individual

14 definitions

Name of a son of Vasu Uparicara

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

belonging to the founder of Kushathali

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Balakashva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Suhotra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a son of Vidarbha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Rama

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Lava and king of Kashmir

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A son of Rama and Sita, born in Valmiki's hermitage and father of Atithi, who ruled the Kosala kingdom from Kushasthali.

— The Purana Index

a son of Ajaka and father of four sons including Kushambu

— The Purana Index

a son of Suhotra and father of Prati

— The Purana Index

a son of Vidarbha

— The Purana Index

the son of Balakashva and father of Kaushamba and three other sons

— The Purana Index

a son of Caidyoparicara

— The Purana Index

a son of Gaya and father of four sons versed in the Vedas

— The Purana Index

Sacred or Ritual Grass

13 definitions

grass

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

darbha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the sacred grass used in religious ceremonies

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

grass, especially sacrificial grass

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Wicked or depraved. 2. Mad or inebriate. 3. Sacrificial grass. 4. The yoke of a plough. 5. A son of Rama. 6. A major division of the universe. 7. A rope. 8. A plant. 9. Water. 10. A ploughshare. 11. Wrought iron. 12. A bridle or horse's head rope.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sacrificial grass. 2. Yoke of a plough. 3. Water. 4. Rope. 5. Ploughshare or wrought iron. 6. A bridle. 7. Weak or mad.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A sacred grass used in religious ceremonies. 2. The elder son of Rama.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Wicked or depraved. 2. Mad or intoxicated. 3. Sacrificial grass. 4. The yoke of a plough. 5. A son of Rama. 6. A major division of the universe. 7. A rope. 8. A plant. 9. Water. 10. A ploughshare. 11. Wrought iron. 12. A bridle or horse's head rope.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sacrificial grass. 2. A proper name. 3. One of the great divisions of the universe.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sacred grass used in religious ceremonies. 2. A little peg serving as a mark.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Grass, especially the sacred grass used in religious rituals.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. Sacred grass used at religious ceremonies. 2. A rope made of Kuśa grass used for connecting a plough. 3. Name of several princes, including a son of Vasu Uparicara, a son of Rama, and others. 4. One of the great divisions of the universe surrounded by the sea of liquefied butter. 5. A plank for covering anything. 6. A piece of wood. 7. A horse's bridle. 8. Name of a plant. 9. Water. 10. Wicked, depraved, mad, or inebriate.

कुश (kuśa) [Printed book page 0242-a]
कुश (kuśa) kuśa, as, m. (used in Sūtra works, but

the word darbha is more common in the Brāh-

maṇas), grass, especially the sacred grass used at certain

religious ceremonies (i. e. Poa Cynosuroides, a grass

with long stalks and numerous pointed leaves); a

rope made of Kuśa grass used for connecting the yoke

of a plough with the pole; N. of a son of Vasu Upa-

ricara; of a soñ of Balākāśva, grandson of Balāka,

father of Kuśāmba and Kuśanābha; of a son of Su-

hotra [cf. kāśa]; of a son of Vidarbha; of a son of

Rāma; of a son of Lava, king of Kaśmīra; one of the

great Dvīpas or divisions of the universe, surrounded

by the sea of liquified butter; (ā), f. a plank for
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covering anything; a piece of wood; a horse's bridle;

N. of a plant, commonly called Madhukarkaṭikā;

(ī), f. a sort of boat or ladle used in making libations;

wrought iron; a ploughshare; a pod of cotton;

(am), n. water; (as, ā, am), wicked, depraved;

mad, inebriate. —Kuśa-cīra, am, n. a garment made

of Kuśa grass; (as, ā, am), covered with a garment

made of Kuśa grass; (ā), f., N. of a river. —Kuśa-

dvīpa, as, m., N. of one of the seven large Dvīpas

or divisions of the universe. —Kuśa-dhārā, f., N. of

a river. —Kuśa-dhvaja, as, m., N. of a prince, a son

of Hrasva-roman; also a grandson of the latter; N.

of a grandson of Vṛṣadhvaja. —Kuśa-nagara, am,

n., N. of the town in which Śākya-muni died. —Kuśa-

nābha, as, m., N. of a son of Kuśa. —Kuśa-netra,

as, m., N. of a Daitya. —Kuśa-puṣpa, am, n., N.

of a plant (= granthi-parṇa), a perfume so called.

—Kuśa-plavana, am, n., N. of a Tīrtha. —Kuśa-

muṣṭi, is, is, i, having the hand full of sacrificial

grass. —Kuśa-lava, au, m. du. the two sons of

Rāma, called Kuśa and Lava. —Kuśa-vat, ān, atī,

at, covered with Kuśa grass; (tī), f., N. of a town.

—Kuśa-vāri, n. water in which Kuśa grass has

been soaked. —Kuśa-vindu, avas, m. pl., N. of a

people. —Kuśa-vīrā, f., N. of a river; (a various

reading for kuśa-cīrā.) —Kuśa-stamba, as, m. a

heap of Kuśa grass; N. of a Tīrtha; N. of a prince.

—Kuśa-stava, as, m. a bundle of Kuśa grass.

—Kuśa-sthala, am, n. an epithet of the town

Kānyakubja; (ī), f. an epithet of the town Dvārakā.

—Kuśa-hasta, as, ā, am, having Kuśa grass in the

hand or in the paw (as applied to the tiger in the

Hitopadeśa). —Kuśākara (°śa-āk°), as, m. fire (the

sacrificial fire being made upon a tuft of the Kuśa grass).

—Kuśākṣa (°śa-ak°), as, m. a monkey, an ape.

—Kuśāgra (°śa-ag°), am, n. the sharp point of a

blade of the Kuśa grass; (as), m., N. of a prince, the

son of Bṛhadratha; (as, ā, am), sharp, shrewd,

intelligent. —Kuśāgra-buddhi, is, is, i, sharp as

the point of Kuśa grass, shrewd, intelligent; (is), f.

shrewdness, subtlety; also similar compounds, as kuśā-

gra-dhī, &c. —Kuśāgrīya, as, ā, am, sharp as the

point of Kuśa grass, subtile, penetrating. —Kuśā-

grīya-mati, is, is, i, of subtile intellect, subtile,

sharp-sighted, intelligent, possessing mental acumen;

also other similar compounds, as kuśāgrīya-dhī,

kuśāgrīya-buddhi, &c. —Kuśāṅkura (°śa-aṅ°),

as, m. a blade of sacrificial grass. —Kuśāṅgurīya or

kuśāṅgurīyaka (°śa-aṅ°), am, n. a ring of Kuśa

grass worn at religious ceremonies. —Kuśāraṇi (°śa-

ar°), is, m. ‘one who may be irritated by a Kuśa

blade,’ epithet of the sage Durvāsas, famous for his

irascibility. —Kuśā-vatī, f., N. of a town, the resi-

dence of Kuśa, son of Rāma. —Kuśāvarta (°śa-

āv°), as, m., N. of a Tīrtha, or passage of the Gan-

ges, personified as a son of Ṛṣabha. —Kuśāśva

(°śa-aś°), as, m., N. of a prince. —Kuśāsana (°śa-

ās°), am, n. a small mat of sacrificial grass on

which a Brāhman sits when performing his devo-

tion. —Kuśe-śaya, as, ā, am, lying in grass or in

water; (as), m. a kind of tree, = karṇikāra; the

Indian crane; N. of a mountain in Kuśa-dvīpa; (am),

n. ‘lying in water,’ a water-lily, a lotus. —Kuśeśaya-

kara, as, m. the sun. —Kuśottara (°śa-ut°), as,

ā, am, covered with sacrificial grass. —Kuśodaka

(°śa-ud°), am, n. water in which Kuśa grass has

been infused; (ā), f., N. of a deity. [ID=15415]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

1. Sacred grass. 2. Grass.

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Adjective: Wicked, Mad, Depraved

2 definitions

wicked, depraved

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

mad, inebriate

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Kuśadvīpa (a cosmic division)

2 definitions

one of the great divisions of the universe

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

One of the islands of the world, three times the size of the Suroda, surrounded by a sea of ghee, and named after a divine cluster of grass.

— The Purana Index

Pin or Mark for Recitation

2 definitions

a small pin or piece of wood used as a mark in recitation

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a small pin used as a mark in recitation

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Rope or Cord

2 definitions

a rope made of Kusa grass used for connecting the yoke of a plough with the pole

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a cord

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Water

2 definitions

water

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Water

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Agricultural Implement (Ploughshare)

1 definition

a ploughshare

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Bridle

1 definition

a horse bridle

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Other Specific Plant (Madhu-karkaṭikā)

1 definition

a plant

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Pod of Cotton

1 definition

a pod of cotton

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.

कुशkuśa

Meanings by context

Proper Name of an Individual

Sacred or Ritual Grass

Adjective: Wicked, Mad, Depraved

Kuśadvīpa (a cosmic division)

Pin or Mark for Recitation

Related Verb Roots

Rope or Cord

Water

Agricultural Implement (Ploughshare)

Bridle

Other Specific Plant (Madhu-karkaṭikā)

Pod of Cotton

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