Krisha, Kṛśa, Kṛśā: 22 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Purana
2. Natyashastra
3. Pancaratra
4. Shaktism
5. Ayurveda
6. Yoga
7. Arts
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
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Introduction:

Krisha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Kṛśa and Kṛśā can be transliterated into English as Krsa or Krisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Krash.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

1) Kṛśa (कृश).—A friend of sage Śṛṅgī. Since Kṛśa underwent a lot of sacrifices for the protection of dharma (righteousness) his body became very Kṛśa (lean). Hence he was called Kṛśa. It was Kṛśa, who told Śṛṅgī about King Parīkṣit who had once thrown a dead snake round his (Śṛṅgī's) father’s neck. (Ādi Parva, Chapters 41 and 42).

2) Kṛśa (कृश).—A prominent serpent born in the Airāvata family. The serpent was reduced to ashes at the serpent yajña of Janamejaya. (Ādi Parva, Chapter 57, Verse 11).

3) Kṛśa (कृश).—A great sage endowed with divine powers. He was also present in the company of sages who visited Bhīṣma on his arrow-bed. (Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 26, Verse 7).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1a) Kṛśa (कृश).—A Vaikuṇṭha god.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 36. 57.

1b) A son of Kṛśā and Uśīnara; capital was Vṛṣalā.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 48. 18 and 21.

2) Kṛśā (कृशा).—One of the five queens of Uśīnara. Mother of Kṛśa.^*

* Matsya-purāṇa 48. 16, 18.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Kṛśa (कृश) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.36.23, I.40, I.52.10, I.57, XIV.8.15, XIV.8) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kṛśa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.

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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.

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Saṅgītaśiromaṇi

Kṛśa (कृश, “weak”) refers to one of the seven defects (doṣa) of the voice (śabda), according to the Saṅgītaśiromaṇi 14.72-75, where they are commonly known as the śabdadoṣa. The Saṅgītaśiromaṇi (“crest-jewel of music”) is a 15th-century Sanskrit work on Indian musicology (gāndharvaśāstra).

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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).

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: eScholarship: Chapters 1-14 of the Hayasirsa Pancaratra

Kṛśa (कृश) refers to “one who is a emaciated”, representing an undesirable characteristic of an Ācārya, according to the 9th-century Hayaśīrṣa-pañcarātra Ādikāṇḍa chapter 3.—The Lord said:—“I will tell you about the Sthāpakas endowed with perverse qualities. He should not construct a temple with those who are avoided in this Tantra. [...] He should not be very dark, without compassion, a sinner, nor emaciated (kṛśa), short or lazy, he should not be injured, uncultured, agitated and not depressed. [...] A god enshrined by any of these named above (viz., kṛśa), is in no manner a giver of fruit. If a building for Viṣṇu is made anywhere by these excluded types (viz., kṛśa) then that temple will not give rise to enjoyment and liberation and will yield no reward, of this there is no doubt”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Kṛśa (कृश) refers to “thinness” (of the body), according to the Devīpañcaśatikā verse 2.74-79.—Accordingly: “One should draw the supreme goddess there. She is Śuṣkā and, auspicious, her face is emaciated. She has two arms and one face. She has no flesh and no blood (runs through her veins). (Made of just) tendons and bones, her body is thin [i.e., snāyu-asthi-kṛśa-vāpuṣī] and she likes (to eat) human entrails and the like constantly. She is seated on Rudra’s severed head and her feet are placed on two (others). On the left is Viṣṇu’s head and on the right that of Indra and her legs are bent. She is the first (of all the deities) and fills (and nourishes all things). [...]”.

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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.

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Asian Agri-History: Paśu Āyurvēda (Veterinary Medicine) in Garuḍapurāṇa

Kṛṣa (कृष) refers to an “emaciated” (horse), according to sections on Horses (Gajāyurveda or Aśvāyurveda) in the Garuḍapurāṇa.—[Management of miscellaneous disorders]—The drugs along with decoction of triphalā are advised if the horse is affected by vraṇa (ulcers)/kuṣṭha/khañja (lameness). The medicines should be administered with gomūtra (cow’s-urine) in mandāgni (impaired digestion), śotharoga (swelling/oedema). If they are affected by vātapitta, vraṇa (ulcers) the ghṛtasaṃyukta-gokṣīra (cow's milk along with ghee) is advised. If the horse is kṛṣa (emaciated), the diet shall be supplemented by māṃsa (meat) for puṣṭyārtha (to improve the body).

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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.

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Kṛśa (कृश) or Kṛśatva refers to “leanness (of the body)”, according to the Dattātreyayogaśāstra 67c-d-69a-b:—Accordingly, “When purification of the channels occurs, signs manifest externally on the Yogin’s body. I shall mention all of them; lightness of body, radiance, an increase in digestive fire and then leanness of the body (kṛśatva—kṛśatvaṃ ca śarīrasya) should certainly arise”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)

Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)

Kṛśa (कृश) refers to “slender (birds)”, according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the yellow-eyed division of hawks]: “The Vājas are of five kinds. Their descriptions are given separately. The class called Balākā is slender in its make (kṛśa-ākṛti), with white and black feathers (?) on the breast and on the thighs. It is easily tamed. [...]”.

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This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kṛśa (कृश).—a (S) Lean, lank, spare, meagre. 2 Thin or slender--a thing.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kṛśa (कृश).—a Lean, lank, slender. Thin or slender-a thing.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kṛśa (कृश).—a. [kṛś-kta ni°] (Compar. kraśīyas; superl. kraśiṣṭa)

1) Lean, weak, feeble, emaciated; कृशतनुः, कृशोदरी (kṛśatanuḥ, kṛśodarī) &c.; कृशः काशः खञ्जः श्रवणरहितः पुच्छविकलः (kṛśaḥ kāśaḥ khañjaḥ śravaṇarahitaḥ pucchavikalaḥ) Bhartṛhari 1.78.

2) Small, little, minute (in size or quantity); सुहृदपि न याच्यः कृश- धनः (suhṛdapi na yācyaḥ kṛśa- dhanaḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.28.

3) Poor, insignificant; Manusmṛti 7.28.

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

Kṛśa (कृश).—mfn.

(-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) 1. Small, thin, tittle, minute. 2. Thin, spare, emaciated. 3. Weak, feeble. E. kṛś to pare or make thin, kta affix, deriv. irr.

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

Kṛśa (कृश).—[kṛś + a], adj., f. śā. 1. Thin, emaciated, [Suśruta] 1, 53, 17. 2. Weak, [Hitopadeśa] i. [distich] 196; [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 208. 3. Poor, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 184.

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

Kṛśa (कृश).—[adjective] lean, thin, slender; weak, feeble; insignificant, poor.

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

1) Kṛśa (कृश):—[from kṛś] mf(ā)n. ([Pāṇini 8-2, 55]) lean, emaciated, thin, spare, weak, feeble, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] small, little, minute, insignificant, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Mṛcchakaṭikā] etc.

3) [v.s. ...] ‘poor’ See kṛśī-kṛta

4) [v.s. ...] m. a kind of fish, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]

5) [v.s. ...] a kind of bird, [Inscriptions]

6) [v.s. ...] Name of a Ṛṣi (author of [Ṛg-veda viii, 55]), [viii, 54, 2 and 59, 3; x, 40, 8; Mahābhārata i, xiii]

7) [v.s. ...] Name of Sāṃkṛtyāyana, [Caraka i, 12]

8) [v.s. ...] of Nāga, [Mahābhārata i, 2152]

9) [v.s. ...] ([plural]) the descendants of Kṛśa [gana] yaskādi ([Gaṇaratna-mahodadhi 27])

10) [from kṛś] (cf. κολοσσός. [from] κολοκ ός)

11) Kṛṣa (कृष):—[from kṛṣ] m. a ploughshare, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]

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

Kṛśa (कृश):—[(śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) a.] Small, thin.

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

Kṛśā (कृशा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kāsā, Kisa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Krisha 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kṛśa (कृश) [Also spelled krash]:—(a) lean, thin; feeble, emaciated; ~[kāya] lean and thin; ~[tā] leanness, thinness, slenderness; [kṛśāṃga] lean and thin, feeble; hence [kṛśāṃgī] (nf and a).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kṛśa (ಕೃಶ):—

1) [adjective] having little fat or flesh; lean; gaunt.

2) [adjective] small in width as compared with the length or height; long and thin; slim; slender.

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Kṛśa (ಕೃಶ):—

1) [noun] the quality or fact of being thin or gaunt; thinness.

2) [noun] the quality of being slender; slenderness; slimness.

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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.

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