Kshumpa, Kṣumpa: 4 definitions
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Kshumpa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Kṣumpa can be transliterated into English as Ksumpa or Kshumpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and SubjectsKṣumpa (क्षुम्प) is a word occurring only in one passage of the Rigveda, where it seems to mean a ‘bush.’ The Nirukta identifies it with the Ahichatraka, a ‘ mushroom.’
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kṣumpa (क्षुम्प):—[from kṣupa] a m. idem, [Ṛg-veda i, 84, 8] (= ahicchattraka, [Nirukta, by Yāska v, 16]).
2) b See kṣupa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.84.8 < [Sukta 84]