Shushuma, Sushuma, Suṣuma, Suṣumā, Śuśumā: 7 definitions
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Shushuma means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Suṣuma and Suṣumā and Śuśumā can be transliterated into English as Susuma or Sushuma or Shushuma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramSuṣumā (सुषुमा) refers to “exquisite beauty”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The goddess is the energy of the New Moon (amā), the exquisite beauty (suṣumā) of the churning of consciousness. Her House is the triangle of letters, the City or Island of the Moon; it is the body of the goddess Full Moon. [...]
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuśumā (शुशुमा).—f.
(-mā) The wife of Sukra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySuṣūmā (सुषूमा).—[feminine] = [preceding]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySuṣūmā (सुषूमा):—[=su-ṣūmā] [from su > su-ṣaṃsad] f. bringing forth easily, [Ṛg-veda]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuśumā (शुशुमा):—(mā) 1. f. The wife of Shukra.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Susumā (सुसुमा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Suṃsumā.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Suma, Cuma, Cu, Shu.
Starts with: Shushumara, Shushumaragiri, Shushumaragiriya, Shushumaragiriyaka.
Full-text: Sumsuma, Atishakvari, Suma, Mrigadava, Mrigadaya, Abhipitva, Shu.
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