Kusula, Kusūla, Kushula, Kuśūla: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Kuśūla can be transliterated into English as Kusula or Kushula, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykusūla : (m.) a granary.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKuśūla (कुशूल).—
1) A granary, cupboard, store-room; को धन्यो बहुभिः पुत्रैः कूशूलापूरणाढकैः (ko dhanyo bahubhiḥ putraiḥ kūśūlāpūraṇāḍhakaiḥ) H. Pr.2.
2) A fire made of chaff.
Derivable forms: kuśūlaḥ (कुशूलः).
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Kusūla (कुसूल).—
1) A granary, store-house (for corn &c.); ये त्विह वा अन्धावटकुसूलगृहादिषु भूतानि निरुन्धन्ति (ye tviha vā andhāvaṭakusūlagṛhādiṣu bhūtāni nirundhanti) Bhāgavata 5.26.34.
2) Ved. A kind of supernatural being, or goblin; Av.8.6.1.
Derivable forms: kusūlaḥ (कुसूलः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuśūla (कुशूल).—m.
(-laḥ) A granary, a cupboard, a place in which rice or other grain is kept. 2. Conflagration of chaff. E. kuś to enfold, kula affix; also kusūla.
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Kusūla (कुसूल).—m.
(-laḥ) A granary, &c. see kuśūla.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuśūla (कुशूल).—m. A granary, [Hitopadeśa] 66, 19; [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuśūla (कुशूल).—[masculine] v. kusūla & dhānyaka.
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Kusūla (कुसूल).—[masculine] a granary.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kuśūla (कुशूल):—See kusūla.
2) Kusūla (कुसूल):—m. (also written kuśūla) a granary, store-room (in which rice or other grain is kept), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) a frying-pan, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) pulse, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) a kind of goblin, [Atharva-veda viii, 6, 10.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kuśūla (कुशूल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A granary; a cupboard; conflagration of chaff.
2) Kusūla (कुसूल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A granary.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kuśūla (कुशूल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kusūla.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKusūla (कुसूल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kuśūla.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKuśūla (ಕುಶೂಲ):—[noun] a storehouse for threshed grain; a granary.
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Kusūla (ಕುಸೂಲ):—[noun] a storehouse for threshed grain; a granary.
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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Starts with: Kushuladhanya, Kushuladhanyaka, Kushulavila, Kusulabila, Kusulagriha, Kusulaka, Kusulapada, Kusulapuranadhaka.
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