Kushura, Kuśura: 5 definitions
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Kushura 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 Kuśura can be transliterated into English as Kusura or Kushura, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Kusur.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kuśura (कुशुर).—An asura who was attacked by Laghuśyāmā.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 28. 40.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
kusūra (कुसूर) [or कसुरी, kasurī].—f Wild Jasmine, or J. latifolium.
kusūra (कुसूर).—m Vengeance or revenging. v kāḍha, ugava, ghē Grudge, spite. v ghara.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Kusūra (कुसूर) [Also spelled kusur]:—(nm) fault, omission; default; ~[maṃda/vāra] defaulter; at fault.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Kusura (ಕುಸುರ):—[noun] = ಕುಸುರಿ [kusuri]2.
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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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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Page 296 < [Gujarati-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
Confident Body, Confident Child < [Volume 17, Issue 3 (2020)]
Kailash: Journal of Himalayan Studies
An Account of Nepal from the Vir Vinod of Shyamaldas < [Volume 3, Number 3 (1975)]