The Sanskrit terms Tuṣṇika and Tūṣṇikā and Tūṣṇīka can be transliterated into English as Tusnika or Tushnika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Tūṣṇikā (तूष्णिका) is associated with the element of Water, 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 Praṇavas have several names [i.e., Tūṣṇikā]. They also have a number of variant forms. Although rooted in the originally male-oriented Śaiva tradition, the Five Praṇavas are commonly understood in the later sources to be female energies and are accordingly referred to collectively as the ‘five-fold Kaulikī Vidyā’ and so is not part of the earliest presentations in the Kubjikā Tantras, although it is an emergent possibility.

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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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

Tuṣṇika (तुष्णिक) refers to a class of piśāca deities according to both the Digambara and Śvetāmbara traditions of Jainism. The piśācas refer to a category of vyantaras gods which represents one of the four classes of celestial beings (devas).

The deities such as Tuṣṇikas are defined in ancient Jain cosmological texts such as the Saṃgrahaṇīratna in the Śvetāmbara tradition or the Tiloyapaṇṇati by Yativṛṣabha (5th century) in the Digambara tradition.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tūṣṇīka (तूष्णीक).—a. Silent, taciturn; भवत तूष्णीकाः (bhavata tūṣṇīkāḥ) Mṛcchakaṭika 1.3.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tūṣṇīka (तूष्णीक).—mfn.

(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Silent, taciturn. E. tūṣṇīm silent, kan affix, and ma dropped. tūṣṇīṃ śīlaṃ yasya śīle arthe kan malopaśca .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tūṣṇīka (तूष्णीक).—i. e. tūṣṇīm + ka, adj. Taciturn, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 117, 3 Gorr. ºkam, adv. Silently, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 1, 97.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tūṣṇīka (तूष्णीक).—[adjective] silent.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tūṣṇīka (तूष्णीक):—[from tūṣṇīṃ] mfn. ([Pāṇini 5-3, 72], [vArttika] 2, [Patañjali]) silent, [Rāmāyaṇa G. ii, 117, 3; Kathāsaritsāgara iic, 60; Mālatīmādhava i, 19 [Scholiast or Commentator]]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tūṣṇīka (तूष्णीक):—[(kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a.] Silent.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Tūṣṇīka (तूष्णीक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Tuṇhia, Tuṇhikka, Tusaṇīa, Tusiṇiya, Tusiṇīya.

[Sanskrit to German]

Tushnika in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tūṣṇīka (ತೂಷ್ಣೀಕ):—

1) [noun] he who does not talk much or who prefers to be silent.

2) [noun] (Jain.) a class of deities.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Tūṣṇīka (तूष्णीक):—adj. silent; taciturn;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Tushnikam, Tushnikarisu, Tushnikashobhana.

Full-text: Tushnikam, Tushnimshila, Ushnishashobhana, Tusania, Tusiniya, Tunhia, Tunhikka, Tushnimsara, Tushnim, Pishaca, Tushnikashobhana.

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