Mushka, Muṣka: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Mushka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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 Muṣka can be transliterated into English as Muska or Mushka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Mushk.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiMuṣka (मुष्क) refers to the “lower genitals” (i.e., scrotum or labia) and is associated with the syllable hiṃ, according to the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi [i.e., Cakrasamvara Meditation] ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “[Do caturviṃśati-aṅga nyāsa; Touch twenty-one parts of one’s body with right middle finger, and recite seed syllables] ... Hiṃ on the lower genitals (hiṃ muṣke)”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Mushka in India is the name of a plant defined with Schrebera swietenioides in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nathusia swieteniodes Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Taxon (1979)
· New Botanist (1985)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1799)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mushka, for example extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMuṣka (मुष्क).—[muṣ-kak]
1) A testicle.
2) The scrotum.
3) A muscular or robust man.
4) A mass, heap, quantity, multitude.
5) A thief.
Derivable forms: muṣkaḥ (मुष्कः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuṣka (मुष्क).—m.
(-ṣkaḥ) 1. The scrotum. 2. The testicle. 3. A heap, a quantity. 4. A thief. 5. A stout man. 6. A plant, commonly Ghantaparali. E. muṣ to steal, (semen, &c.) kaka aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuṣka (मुष्क).—m. 1. i. e. muṣ + ka, A thief. 2. A testicle, the scrotum, [Hitopadeśa] 76, 1, M. M.; 49, 14. 3. A heap, a multitude. 4. The name of a plant.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuṣka (मुष्क).—[masculine] testicle, [dual] the vulva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Muṣka (मुष्क):—[from muṣ] m. ([from] muṣ = mūṣ + ka?) ‘little mouse’, a testicle, the scrotum, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] ([dual number]) pudenda muliebria, [Atharva-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] an arm (?), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Schrebera Swietenioides, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] a muscular or stout person, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] a thief, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] a crowd, heap, multitude, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] cf. [Greek] μύσχον; [Latin] musculus.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMuṣka (मुष्क):—(ṣkaḥ) 1. m. The scrotum, a testicle; heap; thief; plant.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Muṣka (मुष्क) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Mukkha.
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMuśka (मुश्क) [Also spelled mushk]:—(nm) musk; (nf) the arm; [muśkeṃ bāṃdhanā] to pinion, to tie up one’s arm(s) on the back.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMuṣka (ಮುಷ್ಕ):—
1) [noun] either of two oval sex glands in the male that are suspended in the scrotum and secrete spermatozoa; the testis; the testicle.
2) [noun] the plant Schrebera swietenioides of Oleaceae family.
3) [noun] the plant Stereospermum suaveolens ( = Bignonia suaveolens) of Bignoniaceae family.
4) [noun] its flower; trumpet flower.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Mushkabarha, Mushkabhara, Mushkadanah, Mushkadesha, Mushkadvaya, Mushkaka, Mushkakacchu, Mushkakachchhu, Mushkakadi, Mushkani, Mushkara, Mushkarakara, Mushkarni, Mushkashopha, Mushkashunya, Mushkasrotas, Mushkavant, Mushkavat.
Ends with: Bedamushka, Kumbhamushka, Rijumushka, Sahasramushka, Samushka, Srastamushka.
Full-text (+9): Mushkashunya, Mushkadvaya, Mushkaka, Mushkadesha, Mushkashopha, Mushkakacchu, Mukkha, Sahasramushka, Mushkara, Mushkabarha, Mushkabhara, Mashka, Mushkasrotas, Mushkavat, Samushka, Srastamushka, Mastishka, Kumbhamushka, Mushk, Catushkin.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 7.217 < [Section XVI - Subsequent Routine]
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Yogaratnākara (Āyurveda book) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Narayaniya (Narayaneeyam) (by Vishwa Adluri)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)