Kushankura, Kuśāṅkura, Kusha-ankura, Kushamkura: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Kushankura 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 Kuśāṅkura can be transliterated into English as Kusankura or Kushankura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shilpashastra (iconography)
Source: Wisdom Library: Śilpa-śāstraKuśāṅkura (कुशाङ्कुर) is a Sanskrit word referring to “sprouts of grass”. It is a symbolic object commonly held in the hands of deities.
Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuśāṅkura (कुशाङ्कुर):—[from kuśa] m. a blade of Kuśa grass, [Horace H. Wilson]
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 corpusKuśāṃkura (ಕುಶಾಂಕುರ):—[noun] = ಕುಶಸೂಚಿ [kushasuci].
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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