# सुषुम्ना (suṣumnā)

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सुषुम्ना (suṣumnā) is a Sanskrit word meaning very gracious or kind, one of the seven principal rays of the sun, a particular artery or vein of the body, a sacred pool in the Himalayas, fit for shraddha, a Shakti of Maruta, in the navel of Gaya. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them A principal solar ray, Central energy channel in the body (Suṣumṇā Nāḍī), Sacred geographical locations.

- **SLP1:** `suzumnA`  **IAST:** suṣumnā  **Devanagari:** सुषुम्ना
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/sushumna/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### A principal solar ray (2 definitions)
- one of the seven principal rays of the sun  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > सु (su) — षुम्न (—ṣumna) m. N. of one of the 7 principal rays of the sun (supposed to supply heat to the moon), VP. [ ID=250247 ]
- one of the seven important rays of the sun by which the waning moon is fed  
  *The Purana Index*
  > सुषुम्ना (suṣumnā) [Printed book page 3-674 ] Suṣumnā (I) — one of the seven important rays of the sun by which the waning moon is fed. Br. II. 23. 38, 61, 74; 24. 66; 28. 28; Vā. 52. 37 and 57; 53. 46; 56. 27; Vi. II. 11. 22. [ ID=16593 ]

### Central energy channel in the body (Suṣumṇā Nāḍī) (2 definitions)
- a particular artery or vein of the body  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 1237,3] सु (su) — षुम्ना (—ṣumnā) ( आ (ā) ), f. a partic. artery ( prob. ‘the carotid’) or vein of the body (lying between those called इडा (iḍā) and पिङ्गला (piṅgalā), and supposed to be one of the passages for the breath or spirit; cf. ब्रह्म - रन्ध्र (brahma-randhra) ), Up.; BhP.; Rājat. [ ID=250248 ]
- Part of the body supposed to remain as a seed from which another springs  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > सुषुम्ना (suṣumnā) [Printed book page 861-a ] सु - षुम्ना (su-ṣumnā) ( म्ना ) ((mnā)) 1. f. Part of the body supposed to remain as a seed from which another springs. [ ID=42278 ]

### Sacred geographical locations (2 definitions)
- a sacred pool in the Himalayas, fit for shraddha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Suṣumnā (II) — a sacred pool in the Himālayas, fit for śrāddha. Br. III. 13. 123-4; Vā. 77. 115. [ ID=16594 ]
- in the navel of Gaya  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Suṣumnā (IV) — in the navel of Gayā. Vā. 108. 66. [ ID=16596 ]

### A Śakti (divine feminine power) (1 definition)
- a Shakti of Maruta  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Suṣumnā (III) — a Śakti of Māruta. Br. IV. 33. 70. [ ID=16595 ]

### Very gracious or kind (adjective) (1 definition)
- very gracious or kind  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1237,3] सु (su) — षुम्ण (—ṣumṇa) or सु (su) — षुम्न (—ṣumna), mf( आ (ā) )n. very gracious or kind, RV.; VS. [ ID=250246 ]

## Sources

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

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