Mushita, Muṣita: 9 definitions

Introduction:

Mushita means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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 Muṣita can be transliterated into English as Musita or Mushita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Muṣita (मुषित) refers to “failure (of mindfulness)”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 41).—Accordingly, “[The eighteen āveṇika-dharmas (‘special attributes’)]— [...] (9). The Buddha has no loss of mindfulness.—He has no loss of mindfulness.—[...] [Question].—First it was said that the Buddha has no failure of mindfulness (muṣita-smṛtitā) and now it is said that he has no loss of mindfulness (smṛtiparihāṇi). Are the absence of failure of mindfulness and the absence of loss of mindfulness the same or different? If they are the same, why repeat it; if they are different, what does the difference consist of? [Answer].—Failure of mindfulness (muṣita-smṛtitā) is a mistake; loss of mindfulness is a defect. Failure of mindfulness is an error in the postures, the way one holds one’s head, comes or goes; non-loss of mindfulness is the mindfulness lasting during the concentrations and the superknowledges, the unhindered penetration of the past and the present. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Musita in Uganda is the name of a plant defined with Albizia coriaria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Albizia poissonii A. Chev. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1871)
· Economic Botany (1990)
· African Journal of Ecology (2007)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1995)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Muṣita (मुषित).—p. p. [muṣ-kta]

1) Robbed, stolen, plundered.

2) Taken away, carried off, ravished.

3) Deprived of, free from.

4) Cheated, deceived.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Muṣita (मुषित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Stolen, robbed. E. muṣ to steal, aff. kta .

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Mūṣita (मूषित).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) Stolen. E. mūṣa and kta aff.

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

Muṣita (मुषित).—[adjective] robbed, stolen (also muṣṭa) plundered or stripped of ([accusative]), ravished, enraptured; destroyed, disappointed, surpassed, exceeded; stripped off, naked; taken in, deceived, cheated, mocked.

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

1) Muṣita (मुषित):—[from muṣ] mfn. stolen, robbed, carried off, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.

2) [v.s. ...] plundered, stripped, naked, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Gṛhya-sūtra]

3) [v.s. ...] bereft or deprived of, free from ([accusative]), [Ṛg-veda]

4) [v.s. ...] removed, destroyed, annihilated, [Ratnāvalī; Kathāsaritsāgara]

5) [v.s. ...] blinded, obscured, [Mahābhārata]

6) [v.s. ...] seized, ravished, captivated, enraptured, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

7) [v.s. ...] surpassed, excelled, [Kāvyādarśa]

8) [v.s. ...] deceived, cheated, [Ratnāvalī; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

9) [v.s. ...] made fun of [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

10) Mūṣita (मूषित):—[from mūṣ] mfn. = muṣita, stolen, robbed, plundered, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Muṣita (मुषित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) a.] Stolen.

2) Mūṣita (मूषित):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) p.] Stolen.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Muṣita (मुषित) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Muṭṭha, Musiya.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Muṣita (ಮುಷಿತ):—

1) [adjective] that is stolen.

2) [adjective] not found; not present at the designated place; lost.

3) [adjective] destroyed or ruined.

4) [adjective] covered from all or or almost all sides.

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Muṣita (ಮುಷಿತ):—

1) [noun] that which is stolen; a stolen goods.

2) [noun] the act or an instance of stealing; larceny; theft.

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Mūṣita (ಮೂಷಿತ):—[adjective] stolen; thieved.

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Mūṣita (ಮೂಷಿತ):—[noun] that which is stolen.

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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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