Kushashva, Kuśāśva: 5 definitions
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Kushashva 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 Kuśāśva can be transliterated into English as Kusasva or Kushashva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kuśāśva (कुशाश्व).—An Ikṣvāku King son of King Sahadeva and father of King Somadatta. (Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bālakāṇḍa, Canto 47).
Kuśāśva (कुशाश्व).—One of the four sons of Kuśa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 91. 62.
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
1) Kuśāśva (कुशाश्व):—[from kuśa] m. Name of a prince ([varia lectio] kriśāśva), [Rāmāyaṇa i. 47, 16]
2) [v.s. ...] (also [varia lectio] for kuśāmba q.v.), [Rāmāyaṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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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Full-text: Kaushashvi, Kushastamba, Kusamba.
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Search found 6 books and stories containing Kushashva, Kuśāśva, Kusasva; (plurals include: Kushashvas, Kuśāśvas, Kusasvas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Ramayana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XLVII < [Book 1 - Bāla-kāṇḍa]
Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 66 - Description of Amāvasu dynasty (vaṃśa) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Ramayana of Valmiki (Griffith) (by Ralph T. H. Griffith)
Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 27 - An Account of Ila’s Family < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CXXXIX - Genealogy of the princes of the lunar race < [Brihaspati (Nitisara) Samhita]
A Note on Indra in Puranic Literature < [Purana, Volume 9, Part 2 (1967)]