Kutsa, Kutsā: 14 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Kutsa (कुत्स).—Son of a Rājarṣi called Ruru. Kutsa is mentioned with reference to Indra in many places in the Ṛgveda.
1a) Kutsa (कुत्स).—A son of Cākṣuṣa Manu.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 13. 16.
1b) A Bhārgava gotrakara. tripravara.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 22; 196. 37.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Kutsa (कुत्स) is the name of a hero frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, which, however, gives practically no information about him, for he was no doubt already a figure of the mythic past. He is several times called Ārjuneya, ‘descendant of Arjuna,’ and is usually associated with Indra in the exploit of defeating the demon Śuṣṇa and winning the sun. He is said to have defeated Smadibha, Tugra, and the Vetasus, but, on the other hand, he is several times mentioned with Atithigva and Āyu as being vanquished by Indra, his defeat in one passage being attributed to Tūrvayāṇa. Elsewhere he appears with Atithigva as a friend of Indra’s. In the later literature he is seldom mentioned except in connexion with the myth of his binding Indra, which is found in the Brāhmaṇas, and which is based on an obscure verse in the Rigveda.
The Kutsas, or descendants of Kutsa, are mentioned in one hymn of the Rigveda.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Kutsā (कुत्सा).—Abuse, contempt, reproach, abusive language; देवतानां च कुत्सनम् (devatānāṃ ca kutsanam) Manusmṛti 4.163; Kathāsaritsāgara 61.298.
-nā Expression of contempt.
See also (synonyms): kutsana.
Kutsā (कुत्सा).—f.
(-tsā) Reproach, contempt, censure. E. kuts to despise, aṅ and ṭāp affs.
Kutsa (कुत्स).—m. The name of a Ṛṣi,
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Kutsā (कुत्सा).—[kuts + ā], f. Blaming, Mahābhārata 13, 6589; Blame, 2, 2235.
Kutsa (कुत्स).—[masculine] [Name] of a Ṛṣi etc.
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Kutsā (कुत्सा).—[feminine] = kutsana.
Kutsa (कुत्स) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Quoted in Āpastambadharmasūtra 1, 19, 7.
1) Kutsā (कुत्सा):—[from kuts] f. reproach, contempt, [Pāṇini; Mahābhārata]
2) Kutsa (कुत्स):—m. Name of a Ṛṣi (called Ārjuneya, author of several hymns of the [Ṛg-veda]; when attacked by the demon Śuṣṇa, Indra defended him and killed the demon; but in other hymns [Ṛg-veda i, 53, 10; ii, 14, 7; iv, 26, 1; viii, 53, 2] Kutsa is represented as persecuted by Indra), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda iv, 29, 5; Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa]
3) Name of a descendant of Aṅgiras (author of the hymns, [Ṛg-veda i, 94-98; 100-115; ix, 97, 45 seqq.]), [Āśvalāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
4) lightning, thunderbolt, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska; Nirukta, by Yāska]
5) (also) a distance of about 30 inches, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) m. [plural] ([Pāṇini 2-4, 65]) the descendants or the family of Kutsa, [Ṛg-veda vii, 25, 5; Lāṭyāyana]
7) n. the plant Costus speciosus or arabicus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kautsa, puru-kutsa, etc.)
1) Kutsa (कुत्स):—(ka, ña) kutsayati, te 10. c. To despise, to blame, to abuse, to revile.
2) Kutsā (कुत्सा):—(tsā) 1. f. Reproach.
Kutsa (कुत्स):—
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Kutsā (कुत्सा):—(von kutsay) f. Schmähung, Tadel [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 5, 14. 3, 4, 32,] [?(COLEBR. 28,) 2. Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 271. Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 167. 148, Scholiast Vopadeva’s Grammatik 7, 65.] gurukutsāratiśca yaḥ [Mahābhārata 13, 6589.] na cāpi kaścitkurute tra kutsām und Niemand spricht seinen Tadel darüber aus [2, 2235.]
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Kutsa (कुत्स):—
1) [Z. 5 lies 5, 29, 9. 10 Stenzler 5, 29, 4] und füge hinzu [Pañcaviṃśabrāhmaṇa 9, 2, 22. 13, 6, 9. 14, 6, 8. 11, 26.] —
1) oder
2) [HALL 173.] [Oxforder Handschriften 18], b, 10. pl. 19, a, 28. kutsasyādhirathīyam oder āśurathīyam und kutsasya prastokaḥ Namen von Sāman [Weber’s Indische Studien.3,214,a.]
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Kutsā (कुत्सा):—, kutsayā verächtlich: ālokya [Kathāsaritsāgara 61, 298.]
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Kutsa (कुत्स):—
1) [Z. 3 lies 6, 26, 3 Stenzler 6, 23, 3.]
Kutsa (कुत्स):——
1) m. — a) Nomen proprium verschiedener Männer. Pl. ihr Geschlecht. — b) *Blitz , Donnerkeil. —
2) *n. Costus speciosus oder arabicus [Rājan 12,123.] — kutsā s. bes.
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Kutsā (कुत्सा):—f. Schmähung , Tadel. Instr. so v.a. verächtlich.
Kutsa (कुत्स) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kuccha, Kucchā.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Kutsā (कुत्सा):—(nf) vileness, evil/vile feeling.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Kutsabera, Kutsabhasha, Kutsaka, Kutsakushikika, Kutsala, Kutsana, Kutsaniya, Kutsaputra, Kutsara, Kutsarita, Kutsava, Kutsavadin, Kutsavatsa, Kutsay, Kutsaya, Kutsayana.
Full-text (+25): Purukutsa, Kautsa, Kutsavadin, Vikutsa, Kutsakushikika, Kutsaputra, Paurukutsa, Kutsavatsa, Kutsya, Kautsayana, Indrakutsa, Harikutsa, Arjuneya, Kutsana, Smadibha, Koccha, Sadasyu, Kutsaya, Ju can, Kuts.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 26 - Rigveda I.94-111; Seers of hymns with refrains; Khilas of Kasyapa < [Chapter 3 - Deities of Rigveda I.13-126]
Part 25 - Rigveda I.90-93; Order of hymn-groups in Mandala I.74-164 < [Chapter 3 - Deities of Rigveda I.13-126]
Part 6 - Atri’s praise of gifts < [Chapter 5 - Deities of Rigveda IV.33–VII.49]
Nighantu (critical study) (by Gopalakrishna N. Bhat)
Part 14 - Vajranamani (Vajra Nama) < [Chapter 4 - Second Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 92 < [Volume 1, Part 1 (1901)]
Page 22 < [Volume 1, Part 1 (1901)]
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Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
The Office of the Royal Priest and His Duties < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.2 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
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