Bhushana, Bhusana, Bhūṣaṇa, Bhūsana: 41 definitions
Introduction:
Bhushana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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 term Bhūṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Bhusana or Bhushana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Bhushan.
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In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण):—The Sanskrit name for a classification of a ‘temple’, according to the Agnipurāṇa, featuring a list of 45 temple types. It is listed under the group named Maṇika, featuring oval-shaped temples. This list represents the classification of temples in North-India.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण, “ornamental quality”) refers to one of the thirty-six “characteristic features” (lakṣaṇa) of perfect ‘poetic compositions’ (kāvyabandha) and ‘dramatic compositions’ (dṛśyakāvya, or simply kāvya). According to the Nāṭyaśāstra chapter 17, these thirty-six lakṣaṇas act as instructions for composing playwrights. The term is used throughout nāṭyaśāstra literature.
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण, “ornateness”).—One of the thirty-six lakṣaṇa, or “excellent points of a dramatic composition”;—Description of bhūṣaṇa: To provide a composition with many figures of speech (alaṃkāra), and guṇas placed like ornaments, is called Ornateness (bhūṣaṇa, lit. “ornament”).
Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Kavya (poetry)
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) was a soldier in Sunītha and Sūryaprabha’s army whose strength is considered as equaling a full-power warrior (pūrṇaratha), according to the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 47. Accordingly, as the Asura Maya explained the arrangement of warriors in Sunītha’s army: “... [Bhūṣaṇa, and others], are all full-power warriors”.
The story of Bhūṣaṇa was narrated by the Vidyādhara king Vajraprabha to prince Naravāhanadatta in order to relate how “Sūryaprabha, being a man, obtain of old time the sovereignty over the Vidyādharas”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Bhūṣaṇa, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
1) Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) refers to “ornaments”, which is mentioned as obtainable through the worship of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.1.14:—“[...] by worshipping with Bandhūka flowers the devotee will get ornaments (bhūṣaṇa); with Jātī flowers he will acquire good vehicles; with Atasī flowers he will attain favour of Viṣṇu”.
2) Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) refers to either (1) the “embellishments (on all sides of a chariot)” or (2) the “ornaments (of a chariot)” or (3) the “embellishments of the horses (of the charoit)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.8 (“The detailed description of the chariot etc.”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “The divine chariot of lord Śiva consisting of all the worlds was built by Viśvakarman with devoted effort. [...] O excellent sage, the cosmic sense-organs constituted the embellishments (bhūṣaṇa) of this chariot on all sides. Faith was its movements. The six Vedāṅgas were its ornaments (bhūṣaṇa). [...] O sage, the four Vedas are said to be his horses. The remaining planets became their embellishments (bhūṣaṇa). [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) or Alaṅkāra refers to “ornaments” and represents one of the various articles offered during worship, according to the Arcana-dīpikā (manual on deity worship), while explaining procedures performed in the morning.—According to time and place, sixteen [viz., bhūṣaṇa], twelve, ten or five articles can be employed in the worship of Śrī Bhagavān.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres)
Bhuṣaṇā (भुषणा) (=Bhūṣaṇā?) is the name of a catuṣpadi metre (as popularly employed by the Apabhraṃśa bards), as discussed in books such as the Chandonuśāsana, Kavidarpaṇa, Vṛttajātisamuccaya and Svayambhūchandas.—Bhuṣaṇā has 16 mātrās in each of its four lines, divided into the groups of 5, 5, 3, and 3 mātrās.
Chandas (छन्दस्) refers to Sanskrit prosody and represents one of the six Vedangas (auxiliary disciplines belonging to the study of the Vedas). The science of prosody (chandas-shastra) focusses on the study of the poetic meters such as the commonly known twenty-six metres mentioned by Pingalas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Rasakaumudī, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 1 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (first series)” by Rajendralal Mitra (1822–1891), who was one of the first English-writing historians dealing with Indian culture and heritage.—The Rasakaumudī by Mādhavakara represents a treatise on practice of medicine and therapeutics. It is a leading work on Hindu medicine, very largely studied in Bengal containing causes and symptoms of diseases. It contains 3,092 ślokas.—The catalogue includes the term—Bhūṣaṇa in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads: bhūṣaṇaṃ.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण):—Ornaments
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
1) Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) refers to an “ornament”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 1), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “Glory be to the Sun who is the author and the Soul of the Universe, the ornament [i.e., bhūṣaṇa] of the firmament and who is enveloped in a thousand rays of the colour of molten gold. Having correctly examined the substance of the voluminous works of the sages of the past, I attempt to write a clear treatise neither too long nor too short”.
2) Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) refers to “dealers in jewels”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 15) (“On the nakṣatras—‘asterisms’”).—Accordingly, “Those who are born on the lunar day of Citrā will be dealers in jewels (bhūṣaṇa), precious stones, fine cloths, writers and singers, manufacturers of perfumes, good mathematicians, weavers, surgeons, oculists and dealers in Rājadhānya. [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) refers to “ornament (for the body)”, according to the Halāyudhastotra verse 34-35.—Accordingly, “The visitation of the wives of the distinguished sages in the Pine Park, the oblation with seed in Fire, the twilight dance: Your behaviour is not reprehensible. O Three-eyed one! The doctrines of the world do not touch those who have left worldly life, having passed far beyond the path of those whose minds are afflicted by false knowledge. The gods all wear gold and jewels as an ornament (bhūṣaṇa) on their body. You do not even wear gold the size of a berry on your ear or on your hand. The one whose natural beauty, surpassing the path [of the world], flashes on his own body, has no regard for the extraneous ornaments of ordinary men”.
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) refers to “clothes and ornaments”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 3.17-23, while describing a meditation on Amṛteśa in his form as Mṛtyujit]—“And so now, having constructed the amṛtāmudrā or the padmamudrā, [the Mantrin] should meditate on the Ātman. [...] One should think of him [dressed in] white clothes and ornaments (sita-bhūṣaṇa-bhūṣita), [draped in] a radiant garland of pearls, bulbs like moonlight, etc., his body is anointed with white sandalwood and dust-colored powdered camphor. In he middle of the somamaṇḍala, [he is] bathed in thick, abundant waves of amṛta [that make the] moon quiver. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) refers to one of the qualities of good painting, according to the Citrasūtra, as mentioned by Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā (a Prakrit Campū, similar to Kāvya poetry).—[...] In the Citrasūtra, rekhā, varṇa, vartanā and bhūṣaṇa are mentioned as four qualities of a good painting. A motif of a princess of a Citrapata was popular in medieval literature and also found in the Tilakamañjarī.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Kama-shastra (the science of Love-making)
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) (Cf. Bhūṣaṇayojana) refers to “jewelry” (i.e., proper disposition of jewels and decorations, and adornment in dress), and represents one of the sixty-four arts (aṅgavidyā), according to the Vātsyāyana’s Kāmasūtra: a Sanskrit text from the 2nd century dealing with eroticism, sexuality and emotional fulfillment in life belonging to Kāmaśāstra (the ancient Indian science of love-making).—Accordingly, “[While defending the standpoint that women should be allowed to learn theoratical science] [...] A female should study alone in private the sixty-four practices, arts and sciences (such as jewelry—bhūṣaṇa-yojana), together with the Kama Sutra. [...] A public woman, endowed with a good disposition, beauty and other winning qualities, and also versed in such arts (e.g., bhūṣaṇa-yojana), obtains the name of a Gaṇikā (i.e., “a public woman of high quality”), and receives a seat of honour in an assemblage of men. She is, moreover, always respected by the king, and praised by learned men, and her favour being sought for by all, she becomes an object of universal regard”.
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) or Bhūṣaṇayojana refers to “(making) ornaments”, representing one of the “sixty four kinds of Art”, according to the Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa.—Indian tradition, basically includes sixty four Art forms are acknowledged. The references of sixty four kinds of kalā are found in the Bhāgavatapurāṇa, Śaiva-Tantras, Kāmasūtra of Vātsyāyaṇa etc.
Kamashastra (कामशास्त्र, kāmaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian science of love-making, passion, emotions and other related topics dealing with the pleasures of the senses.
General definition (in Hinduism)
The Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) is a Sanskrit commentary written by Śivarāma on the Daśakumāracarita by Daṇḍin, a Sanskrit grammarian and author of prose romances who lived in the 7th-century.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण, “ornament”) refers to one of the Seventeen Viśuddhipadas (“stations of purity”) and is associated with the deity Madhuvajrī, according to the Prajñāpāramitānayasūtra: an ancient Buddhist Tantric text recited daily in the Japanese Shingon sect which is closely related to the Sarvatathāgatatattvasaṃgraha.—The visualization of the seventeen-deity maṇḍala, representing the deification of the seventeen Viśuddhipadas [e.g., bhūṣaṇa], was thought to facilitate the attainment of enlightenment through the sublimation of the defilements into the mind of enlightenment (bodhicitta).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) is the son of Lakṣmī and Dhana [incarnation of Ramaṇa], according to the Jain Ramayana and chapter 7.8 [The abandonment of Sītā] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.—Accordingly, as Muni Deśabhūṣaṇa narrated to Rāma: “[...] After [Vinoda] had wandered through births for a long time he became a rich man’s son, Dhana. Ramaṇa also wandered through births and became the son of Dhana himself by his wife Lakṣmī, named Bhūṣaṇa. [...]”.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Bhushana in India is the name of a plant defined with Hiptage benghalensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Banisteria tetraptera Sonn. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Taxon (1979)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Voyage aux Indes Orientales (1782)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1825)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Bhushana, for example health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
bhūsana : (nt.) an ornament; decoration.
Bhūsana, (nt.) (fr. bhūṣ) ornament, decoration Vism. 10 (yatino-sīla-bhūsana-bhūsitā contrasted to rājāno muttāmaṇi-vibhūsitā). (Page 508)
bhūsana (ဘူသန) [(thī,na) (ထီ၊န)]—
[bhūsa+yu]
[ဘူသ+ယု]
[Pali to Burmese]
bhūsana—
(Burmese text): (၁) တန်းဆာ။ (၂) တန်းဆာဆင်ခြင်း။ ဘူသနာရတ-လည်းကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Standard. (2) Standard connection. Also check the standards.
Bhūṣaṇa (in Pali) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 瓔珞 [yīng luò]: “diadem”; “necklace of precious stones”.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
bhūṣaṇa (भूषण).—n (S) An ornament in general, lit. fig.; anything which embellishes, adorns, graces; a jewel or trinket; a virtue, excellence, accomplishment. 2 Ornament, decoration, embellishment. 3 Ornamented or adorned state. 4 Adorning or embellishing, lit. fig.
bhūṣaṇa (भूषण).—n An ornament; adorning; decoration.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण).—[bhūṣyate'nena bhūṣ-karaṇe lyuṭ]
1) Ornamenting, decoration.
2) An ornament, decoration, an article of decoration; क्षीयन्ते खलु भूषणानि सततं वाग्भूषणं भूषणम् (kṣīyante khalu bhūṣaṇāni satataṃ vāgbhūṣaṇaṃ bhūṣaṇam) Bh. 2.19; R.3.2;13.57.
-ṇaḥ Name of Viṣṇu.
Derivable forms: bhūṣaṇam (भूषणम्).
Bhūṣaṇā (भूषणा).—(?) , f. (only nt. in Pali and Prakrit; in Sanskrit nt. or ‘exceptionally’ m.), ornament: hā istrigārā vigaḍita bhūṣaṇābhiḥ Lalitavistara 231.6 (verse), stripped of ornaments; v.l. °ta-bhūṣaṇāni (could be construed as [bahuvrīhi] adj. with istrigārā, or better istrigārā-vigaḍita-bhūṣaṇāni as one word, alas for the ornaments fallen from the harem-women!).
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) Ornament, embellishment. E. bhūṣ to adorn, aff. lyuṭ .
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण).—i. e. bhūṣ + ana, n. Ornament, [Hitopadeśa] ii. [distich] 71; 171.
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण).—[feminine] ī adorning, embellishing (—°). [neuter] ([masculine]) ornament, decoration; adj., [feminine] ā adorned with (—°).
1) Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—[grammatical] by Vaidyanātha (?). Oppert. 2653. 5286.
2) Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण):—[nyāya] probably Nyāyabhūṣaṇa, by Bhāsarvajña. Hall. p. 26.
3) Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण):—Rāmāyaṇaṭīkā, by Govindarāja.
4) Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण):—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa] See Bhūṣaṇadeva.
1) Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण):—[from bhūṣ] mf(ī)n. decorating, adorning (ifc.), [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Viṣṇu, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] of a Daitya, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
4) [v.s. ...] n. (rarely m. e.g. [Mahābhārata iii, 8588]; cf. g.ardharcādi) embellishment, ornament, decoration (often ifc., with f(ā). , ‘having anything as ornament’ id est. adorned or decorated with), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] n. Name of various works.
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Ornament.
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण):—(vom caus. von 2. bhūṣ)
1) adj. f. ī schmückend, zierend [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 2, 151,] [Scholiast] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 4, 12.] yeṣāṃ tvaṃ kulabhūṣaṇaḥ [Mahābhārata 1, 5410.] pārṣada [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 8, 28.] strīpumbhiḥ surasaṃkāśaiḥ bhūṣaṇabhūṣaṇaiḥ [9, 11, 34.] adhyāyāstantrabhūṣaṇāḥ [Suśruta 1, 11, 20.] Unter den Beiww. Viṣṇu’s [Mahābhārata 13, 7016.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Daitya [Kathāsaritsāgara 47, 13.] —
3) m. n. gaṇa ardharcādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 4, 31.] Schmuck [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 6, 2.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 649.] [Halāyudha 2, 384. fg.] syādbhūṣaṇaṃ tvābharaṇaṃ caturdhā parikīrtitam . āvedhyaṃ bandhanīyaṃ ca kṣepyamāropyameva tat .. Cit. beim [Scholiast] zu [Śākuntala 80.] tasmādetāḥ sadā pūjyā bhūṣaṇācchādanāśanaiḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 3, 59.] vāsasām [?8, 357. Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 4, 64. Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 32 (28), 13. Nalopākhyāna 4, 8. 13, 28. Mahābhārata 3, 8587.] bhartā nāma paraṃ nāryā bhūṣaṇaṃ bhūṣaṇairvinā [Spr. 2021.] [Rāmāyaṇa.1,9,16.3,15,19.] [Suśruta.1,54,13. 223,4.] [Geschichte des Vidūṣaka 191.] [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen’s Anthologie (II) 8,22.] [Oxforder Handschriften 85,b,22. 103,b,21.] yojana [217,a,6.] dāyaka [KĀM. NĪTIS. 12, 46.] masc. [Mahābhārata 3, 8588.] Am Ende eines adj. comp. [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 6.] kanaka mit Gold geschmückt, verziert [Mahābhārata 3, 1721. 1, 1185.] [Ṛtusaṃhāra 1, 12.] [KĀM. NĪTIS. 7, 49.] [VĀGBH. 1, 25, 8.] f. ā [Mahābhārata 1, 7209. 5, 1794.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 60, 19.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 2, 8, 60.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 130, 21.] [Raghuvaṃśa 3, 2. 13, 57.] [Vikramorvaśī 53.] [Spr. 5211.] [KĀM. NĪTIS. 7, 49.] —
4) n. Titel eines Werkes [morgenländischen Gesellschaft 6, 14, Nalopākhyāna 3.] [HALL 26.] — Vgl. karṇa, para, bhadrabhūṣaṇā .
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Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण):—
3) in der Dramatik definirt: guṇaiḥ sālaṃkārairyogastu bhūṣaṇam [Sāhityadarpana 435.]
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण):——
1) Adj. (f. ī) am Ende eines Comp. schmückend , zierend. Selbständig als Beiw. Viṣṇu's. —
2) m. (ausnahmsweise) und n. Schmuck. Am Ende eines adj. Comp. (f. ā) geschmückt — , verziert mit —
3) m. Nomen proprium eines Daitya. —
4) n. Titel eines Werkes. kānti f. Titel eines Commentars dazu.
Bhūsaṇa (भूसण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bhūsaṇa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण) [Also spelled bhushan]:—(nm) an ornament; decoration, anything decorative, embellishment.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Bhūsaṇa (भूसण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Bhūsaṇa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Bhūṣaṇa (ಭೂಷಣ):—
1) [noun] the act of decorating, adorning; decoration; embellishment.
2) [noun] the state of being decorated.
3) [noun] anything used for decorating; an ornament.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Bhūṣaṇa (भूषण):—n. ornament; piece of jewelry; adornment; decoration;
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)
Partial matches (+0): Ao, Yu, Yu, Bhusa.
Starts with (+3): Bhushana bhatta, Bhushanabhushana, Bhushanabhushita, Bhushanacchadanashana, Bhushanadayaka, Bhushanadeva, Bhushanadharin, Bhushanadhyana, Bhushanadushana, Bhushanakanti, Bhushanakarikavali, Bhushananga, Bhushanapetika, Bhushanasara, Bhushanasaradarpana, Bhushanashala, Bhushanata, Bhushanatika, Bhushanavara, Bhushanavasas.
Full-text (+284): Vibhusana, Shirobhushana, Karabhushana, Subhushana, Kanthabhushana, Paribhushana, Karnabhushana, Nagabhushana, Shashibhushana, Parabhushana, Mukhabhushana, Shringarabhushana, Bhillabhushana, Ganeshabhushana, Yajnabhushana, Uragabhushana, Urobhushana, Bhilabhushana, Upabhushana, Kulabhushana.
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Search found 123 books and stories containing Bhushana, Bhusa-yu, Bhūsa-yu, Bhusana, Bhūṣaṇa, Bhūṣaṇā, Bhūsana, Bhūsaṇa; (plurals include: Bhushanas, yus, Bhusanas, Bhūṣaṇas, Bhūṣaṇās, Bhūsanas, Bhūsaṇas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Alankara Sastra (English study) (by V. Raghavan)
5. Other writers on the subject of Laksana < [Chapter 1 - The history of Lakshana (poetic adornments)]
2. Literature on the subject of Laksana < [Chapter 1 - The history of Lakshana (poetic adornments)]
3. The Dashapakshi or ten views on the subject of Lakshana < [Chapter 1 - The history of Lakshana (poetic adornments)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.20.6 < [Chapter 20 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 3.2.5 < [Chapter 2 - The Great Festival of Śrī Girirāja]
Verse 2.20.7 < [Chapter 20 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
2. Art in Citra or Painting < [Chapter 4 - Fine arts in Manasollassa]
2.6. Element of the Fort and Army (Durga and Bala) < [Chapter 2 - Treatment of Political Theory and State Administration]
Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
108 Tirupathi Anthathi (English translation) (by Sri Varadachari Sadagopan)