Kushasana, Kuśāsana, Kusha-asana: 13 definitions

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Kushasana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Kuśāsana can be transliterated into English as Kusasana or Kushasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Kushashan.

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical study (dharma)

Kuśāsana (कुशासन) should be made for the Brāhmaṇa during śrāddha (the ritual of sacrificing material to the Pitṛs) according to the Dharmaśāstra taught in the 10th century Saurapurāṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—The person performing śrāddha should wash the feet of the Brāhmaṇas and let them sit on kuśāsana. Then for the protection of śrāddha sesamum seeds are to be spread.

Dharmashastra book cover
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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kuśāsana (कुशासन) refers to a “seat made of Kuśa grass”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.40.—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada:—“[...] after going beyond Alakā, the capital of the king of Yakṣas and the Saugandhika park, they saw the fig-tree of Śiva. [...] Beneath that vaṭa of yogic potentialities, Viṣṇu and other Devas saw Śiva seated. [...] He was explaining wise and excellent things to you, whereas the other saintly men were listening. He was seated on a seat made of Kuśa grass (i.e., kuśāsana)”.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kushasana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kuśāsana (कुशासन).—n (S) A seat formed of the grass kuśa.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kuśāsana (कुशासन).—n A seat formed of the kuśa grass.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kushasana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kuśāsana (कुशासन).—a seat or mat of Kuśa grass; अक्षमालापवृत्तिज्ञा कुशासनपरिग्रहा । शांभवीव तनुः कस्य न वन्द्या दौर्जनी सभा (akṣamālāpavṛttijñā kuśāsanaparigrahā | śāṃbhavīva tanuḥ kasya na vandyā daurjanī sabhā) || Udb.

Derivable forms: kuśāsanam (कुशासनम्).

Kuśāsana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kuśa and āsana (आसन).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kuśāsana (कुशासन).—n.

(-naṃ) A seat of Kusa grass. E. kuśa, and āsana a seat.

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

1) Kuśāsana (कुशासन):—[=ku-śāsana] [from ku] 1. ku-śāsana n. a bad doctrine, heterodoxy.

2) [from kuśa] 2. kuśāsana n. a small mat of sacred grass (on which a Brāhman sits when performing his devotion)

3) [v.s. ...] for 2. See 1. ku (ku-śāsana).

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

Kuśāsana (कुशासन):—[ku-śāsana] (naṃ) 1. n. A seat of Kusha grass used at ceremonies.

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Kushasana 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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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kuśāsana (कुशासन) [Also spelled kushashan]:—(nm) bad government, maladministration.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kushasana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kuśāsana (ಕುಶಾಸನ):—[noun] a flat, coarse fabric made of woven or plaited hemp, straw, long blades of grass Desmostachya bipinnata, etc.

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Kuśāsana (ಕುಶಾಸನ):—[noun] the bad governance of a state.

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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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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kushasana in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Kuśāsana (कुशासन):—n. bad government; maladministration;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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