पुष्यpuṣya

पुष्य (puṣya) is a Sanskrit word meaning nourishment, the sixth lunar asterism, the conjunction of the moon with Pushya, name of the month Pausha, of the Kali age, one of the twenty-four mythical Buddhas. Its 25 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them Multi-faceted Dictionary Definitions, The Lunar Asterism Puṣya (Nakṣatra), Nourishment, Flower, or Essence.

Etymology: E. पुष् to nourish, aff. क्यप्
Definitions: 25

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Multi-faceted Dictionary Definitions

8 definitions

1. Nourishment or a flower. 2. The sixth lunar asterism, a day associated with it, the month of Pausha, or the name of various princes.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The eighth lunar asterism. 2. The month of Pausha. 3. The fourth age or Kali Yuga.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The eighth lunar asterism. 2. The month of Pausha. 3. The Kali Yuga or fourth age.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The Kali age. 2. The month of Pausha. 3. The eighth constellation.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The eighth lunar asterism. 2. The month of Pausha, corresponding to December and January. 3. The Kali age.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The eighth lunar asterism. 2. The month of December to January. 3. The fourth age, Kaliyuga.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A lunar mansion. 2. A certain plant, in the feminine form.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A blossom or the best part of anything. 2. The foam or froth of a fluid. 3. The fourth age or Kali-yuga. 4. The eighth lunar mansion or Nakshatra. 5. The month of Pausha. 6. A plant species.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

The Lunar Asterism Puṣya (Nakṣatra)

6 definitions

the sixth lunar asterism

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the conjunction of the moon with Pushya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the asterism Pushya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a nakshatra, also the time of the moon's conjunction with it.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a lunar mansion

— The Purana Index

an asterism

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Nourishment, Flower, or Essence

3 definitions

nourishment

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the blossom or flower, meaning the uppermost or best of anything

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Nourishment. 2. The best part of anything.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper Name of Individuals

3 definitions

one of the twenty-four mythical Buddhas

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of various princes

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Hiranyanabha and father of Dhruvasandhi

— The Purana Index

Specific Meanings: Plant or Sāman

2 definitions

Name of a Saman

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a species of plant

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Month Pauṣa

2 definitions

Name of the month Pausha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the month sacred to Bhaga

— The Purana Index

The Kali Yuga

1 definition

of the Kali age

— 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, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, 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.