Karshu, Karṣū: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Karṣū can be transliterated into English as Karsu or Karshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKarṣū (कर्षू).—f.
1) A furrow, trench.
2) A river.
3) Canal.
4) A pit; कर्षूं खात्वा (karṣūṃ khātvā) ... बिभरासि (bibharāsi) | Śat. Bṛ. (matsyo- pākhyāna); कर्षूर्वार्ताकरीषाग्निलेखनेषु च खातने कुल्यायां तु कर्षूः (karṣūrvārtākarīṣāgnilekhaneṣu ca khātane kulyāyāṃ tu karṣūḥ) ... Nm. -m.
1) A fire of dried cow-dung.
2) Agriculture, cultivation.
3) Livelihood.
Derivable forms: karṣūḥ (कर्षूः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṣū (कर्षू).—m.
(-rṣūḥ) 1. A fire of dried cowdung. 2. Agriculture, cultivating, cultivation. 3. Livelihood. f.
(-rṣūḥ) 1. A river. 2. A canal. 3. A shallow trench for receiving the sacrificial fire. E. kṛṣ to plough, &c. Unadi affix ū.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṣū (कर्षू).—i. e. kṛṣ + u, f. A furrow, an incision, [Suśruta] 2, 33, 17.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṣū (कर्षू).—[feminine] furrow, trench, incision.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Karṣū (कर्षू):—[from karṣa] f. ([Uṇādi-sūtra i, 82]) a furrow, trench, incision, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] a river, canal [commentator or commentary] on [Uṇādi-sūtra]
3) [v.s. ...] m. (ūs) a fire of dried cow-dung, [ib.]
4) [v.s. ...] agriculture, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] livelihood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKarṣū (कर्षू):—(rṣūḥ) 3. m. A fire of dried cowdung; agriculture. f. A river.
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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 corpusKarṣu (ಕರ್ಷು):—
1) [noun] the burning cowdung-cake.
2) [noun] a means of living; earning; salary.
3) [noun] the act or profession of farming; agriculture.
4) [noun] a furrow made by a plough.
5) [noun] a river; a stream.
6) [noun] a water-way; a canal.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Karshuka, Karshushaya, Karshusveda, Karshuvirinavat.
Ends with: Agnikarshu, Dakshikarshu, Hastikarshu, Nishadakarshu.
Full-text (+2): Kosara, Nishadakarshu, Karshushaya, Karshuvirinavat, Karshusveda, Hastikarshu, Dakshikarshu, Hastikarshuka, Dakshikarshuka, Dakshikarsha, Abhyahara, Virinavat, Abhidhayaka, Shashakarna, Samprapura, Kasu, Abhidhayin, Sveda, Kutila, Shasha.
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