Kushandika, Kuṣaṇḍika: 5 definitions

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Kushandika 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 Kuṣaṇḍika can be transliterated into English as Kusandika or Kushandika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Kushandika in Purana glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kuṣaṇḍika (कुषण्डिक).—A group of Piśācas.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 379 and 382.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kushandika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kuśaṇḍikā (कुशण्डिका).—(see [Boehtlingk and Roth] 5.1313; [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] goes against Auf-recht's em. reported [Boehtlingk] 6.300, kuśa-kaṇḍikā), something used for a seat, probably some kind of reed or grass, or a seat made thereof: Sādhanamālā 11.18 pallavopaviṣṭaḥ kuśaṇḍiko- paviṣṭo vā.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Kuśaṇḍikā (कुशण्डिका) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—śr. Stein 14.

2) Kuśaṇḍikā (कुशण्डिका):—Sv. Ulwar 295. Extr. 82.

3) Kuśaṇḍikā (कुशण्डिका):—śr. Bd. 99. L.. 125.
—from the Daśakarmapaddhati. Peters. 5, 18.

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

Kuśaṇḍikā (कुशण्डिका):—[from kuśaṇḍa] f. consecration of the sacred fire, [Jyotiṣa]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kushandika 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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