# कुशनाभ (kuśanābha)

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कुशनाभ (kuśanābha) is a Sanskrit word meaning a son of Kusha, one of the four sons of Kusa, a son of Vaivasvata Manu. Its 3 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Kushanabha, son of Kusha, Kushanabha, son of Vaivasvata Manu.

- **SLP1:** `kuSanABa`  **IAST:** kuśanābha  **Devanagari:** कुशनाभ
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushanabha
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/kushanabha/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Kushanabha, son of Kusha (2 definitions)
- a son of Kusha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 297,1] कुश (kuśa) — नाभ (—nābha) m. N. of a son of Kuśa, Hariv.; R.; BhP.; Kathās. [ ID=53328 ]
- one of the four sons of Kusa  
  *The Purana Index*
  > कुशनाभ (kuśanābha) [Printed book page 1-412 ] Kuśanābha (I) — one of the four sons of Kuśa. Bhā. IX. 15. 4; Br. III. 66. 32; Vā. 91. 62; Vi. IV. 7. 8. [ ID=3307 ]

### Kushanabha, son of Vaivasvata Manu (1 definition)
- a son of Vaivasvata Manu  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Kuśanābha (II) — a son of Vaivasvata Manu. M. 11. 41. [ ID=3308 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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