The Sanskrit term Kuśaplavana can be transliterated into English as Kusaplavana or Kushaplavana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kuśaplavana (कुशप्लवन).—On this Diti performed her penance.^*

• * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 5. 55-6.

Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and places

Kuśaplavana (कुशप्लवन) refers to the name of a Tīrtha (pilgrim’s destination) mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. III.83.33). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Kuśaplavana) 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kuśaplavana (कुशप्लवन).—n. the name of a holy place, Mahābhārata 3, 8179.

Kuśaplavana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kuśa and plavana (प्लवन).

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

Kuśaplavana (कुशप्लवन):—[=kuśa-plavana] [from kuśa] n. Name of a Tīrtha, [ib.; Mahābhārata iii, 8179.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Kushaplavana 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, Plavana.

Full-text: Kushaplava.

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