Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Derived forms and compounds

• -शः

  1. A kind of grass considered holy and forming an essential requisite of several religious ceremonies; पवित्रार्थे इमे कुशाः Śrāddha Mantra; कुशपूतं प्रवयास्तु विष्टरम् R.8.18, 1.49,95.
  2. Name of the elder son of Rāma. [He was one of the twin sons of Rāma, born after Sītā had been ruthlessly abandoned in the forest; yet he was the elder of the two in point of first seeing the light of this world. He, with Lava was brought up by the sage Vālmīki, and the two boys were taught to repeat the Rāmāyaṇa, the epic of the poet. Kuśa was made by Rāma king of Kuśāvatī, and he lived there for some time after his father's death. But the presiding deity of the old capital Ayodhyā presented herself to him in his dream and besought him not to slight her. Kuśa then returned to Ayodhya; see R.16.3-42.]
  3. A rope of Kuśa grass for connecting the yoke of a plough with the pole.
  4. One of the great Dvīpas; Bhāg.5.1.32.

• -शा

  1. A plank for covering anything.
  2. A piece of wood.
  3. A horse's bridle.

• -शी

  1. A sort of ladle.
  2. Wrought iron.
  3. Ploughshare.
  4. A pod of cotton.
  5. A piece of Udumbara wood used for counting the number of Sāmans in a Stotra; औदुम्बरे स्त्रियाम् । छन्दोगस्तोत्रगणनाशङ्कासु ...... Nm.

• -शम् Water; as in कुशेशय quod vide, which see ह्रदश्च कुशवानेष यत्र पद्मं कुशेशयम् Mb.3.13.18.

• -अक्षः a monkey.

• -अग्रम् the sharp point of a blade of the Kuśa grass; hence often used in comp. in the sense of 'sharp', 'shrewd', 'penetrating' as intellect. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedबुद्धि Adjective having a penetrating intellect, sharp, shrewd; (अपि) कुशाग्रबुद्धे कशली गुरुस्ते R.5.4.

• -अग्रीय Adjective penetrating, sharp; कुरु बुद्धिं कुशाग्रीयां ... ... Bk.5.15.

• -अङ्गुली, -रीयम् a ring of Kuśa grass worn at religious ceremonies.

• -अरणिः Name of Durvāsas.

• -आकरः the sacrificial fire.

• -आसनम् a seat or mat of Kuśa grass; अक्षमालापवृत्तिज्ञा कुशासनपरिग्रहा । शांभवीव तनुः कस्य न वन्द्या दौर्जनी सभा ॥ Udb.

• -उदकम् water in which Kuśa grass has been infused; Ms.11.212.

• -कण्डिका Feminine a type of संस्कार of the Vedic sacrificial fire.

• -चीरम् a garment of Kuśa grass; (प्रगृह्य) कैकेय्याः कुशचिरे ते जानकी शुभलक्षणा Rām.2.37.1.

• -ध्वजः the younger brother of Janaka; तौ कुशध्वजसुते सुमध्यमे R.11.54.

• -मुष्टिः Feminine a handful of Kuśa grass कुशमुष्टिमुपादाय लवं चैव तु स द्विजः Rām.7.66.6.

• -स्थलम्

  1. Name of a place in the North of India; perhaps Kanoj; Ve.1. (-ली) Name of the town Dvārakā. रथं समारोप्य ययुः कुशस्थलीम् Bhāg.1. 61.41.
  2. Name of the town उज्जयिनी.