The Sanskrit term Kuśamuṣṭi can be transliterated into English as Kusamusti or Kushamushti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kuśamuṣṭi (कुशमुष्टि) refers to a “fistful of Kuśa”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.39.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] taking a fistful of Kuśa grass (i.e., kuśamuṣṭi) and remembering Śiva, Dadhīca of adamantine bones and self-control discharged it against all the Gods. O sage, thanks to the power of Śiva, the fistful Kuśa grass of the sage became the divine trident equal in potentiality to the fire of the god of death. That trident of Śaiva nature blazing around with the lustre exceeding the fire at the close of the Yugas wanted to burn the armed Gods”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kuśamuṣṭi (कुशमुष्टि).—f. a handful of Kuśa grass कुशमुष्टिमुपादाय लवं चैव तु स द्विजः (kuśamuṣṭimupādāya lavaṃ caiva tu sa dvijaḥ) Rām.7.66.6.

Derivable forms: kuśamuṣṭiḥ (कुशमुष्टिः).

Kuśamuṣṭi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kuśa and muṣṭi (मुष्टि).

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

1) Kuśamuṣṭi (कुशमुष्टि):—[=kuśa-muṣṭi] [from kuśa] mf. a handful of sacred grass, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. having the hand full of sacred grass.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kushamushti 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.

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Partial matches: Kusha, Mushti.

Full-text: Savyavritta, Kusha, Vistara.

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