The Sanskrit term Āśuṣ can be transliterated into English as Asus or Ashush, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Āśuṣ (आशुष्).—hiss, whistle, yell; gasp, exert one’s self, endeavour to attain or accomplish.

Āśuṣ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ā and śuṣ (शुष्).

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

Āśuṣ (आशुष्):—[=ā-√śuṣ] (√śuṣ = √śvas [Boehtlingk & Roth’s Sanskrit-Woerterbuch] = √1. aś, [Sāyaṇa]) [Ātmanepada] (1. sg. ā-śuṣe, [Ṛg-veda viii, 93, 16]) to strive after ([Boehtlingk & Roth’s Sanskrit-Woerterbuch]);

—to incite, stimulate ([Grassmann]);

—to reach, obtain ([Sāyaṇa])

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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.

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Partial matches: Shush, A.

Starts with: Ashusha, Ashushana, Ashushena, Ashushka, Ashushkagra, Ashushravas, Ashushrusha, Ashushrushu, Ashushukshani, Ashushusha, Ashushushka, Ashushushkatva, Ashushushu, Asushira.

Ends with: Avashush, Parnashush, Prashush, Upashush.

Full-text: Asava, Nirakshaja, Ashushana, Carapana, Carasu, Ahoratrasu, Paniyapala, Shush.

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