Kushma, Kūśma: 4 definitions

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Kushma 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 Kūśma can be transliterated into English as Kusma or Kushma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kūśma (कूश्म).—[masculine] a cert. demoniacal being.

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Kūṣma (कूष्म).—[masculine] a cert. demoniacal being.

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

1) Kūśma (कूश्म):—m. (probably) Name of an imp or goblin, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxv, 7]

2) (kūṣma), [Maitrāyaṇī-saṃhitā iii, 15, 9.]

3) Kūṣma (कूष्म):—[varia lectio] for kūśma q.v.

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Kushma 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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