Shusha, Śuṣā, Susa, Śuṣa, Śūṣa, Sūṣā: 12 definitions

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Shusha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 terms Śuṣā and Śuṣa and Śūṣa and Sūṣā can be transliterated into English as Susa or Shusha or Susha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Śuṣā (शुषा) is ansother name for Kāsamarda, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Cassia occidentalis (septicweed), a species of flowering plant from the Menispermaceae family. Certain plant parts of It are eaten as a vegetable (śāka), according to Caraka in his Carakasaṃhitā sūtrasthāna (chapter 27), a classical Ayurvedic work.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Suṣā (सुषा).—A city of Varuṇa.*

  • * Matsya-purāṇa 124. 23.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

susā (सुसा).—m A disease of cattle. 2 A metal vessel resembling the kāsaṇḍī, with a spout and a cover. Used esp. by goldsmiths, who fill it with water and place it in the bāgēsarī or chafing dish, and direct the steam as it issues from the spout to puff and thus maintain the fire.

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sūsa (सूस).—m f ( H) Licorice-root.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

susā (सुसा).—m A disease of cattle. A metal vessel.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śuṣa (शुष).—

1) Drying, drying up.

2) A hole in the ground.

Derivable forms: śuṣaḥ (शुषः).

See also (synonyms): śuṣī.

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Śūṣa (शूष).—a.

1) Resounding, shrill, loud, hissing.

2) Highspirited, bold.

-ṣaḥ 1 Loud or resounding note.

2) Spirit, vital strength, power.

-ṣam Strength; Naigh.2.9.

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Sūṣā (सूषा).—A parturient woman.

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

Śuṣa (शुष).—m.

(-ṣaḥ) 1. Drying. 2. A hole in the ground. E. śuṣ to dry, aff. ka .

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

Śuṣa (शुष).—[śuṣ + a], m., and śuṣi or ṣī śuṣ + ī, 1. Drying. 2. A hole in the ground.

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

Śūṣa (शूष).—[adjective] whistling, yelling, tinkling, snorting; fierce, bold. [masculine] sound, song; breath, vital energy (also śūṣa).

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Suṣā (सुषा).—[adjective] easily obtaining or procuring.

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

1) Śuṣa (शुष):—[from śuṣ] mfn. drying, drying up, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] m. a hole in the ground, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] the son of a Vena and a Tīvarī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (śuṣasya in [Atharva-veda v, 1, 4] [probably] [wrong reading])

4) Śūṣa (शूष):—mfn. ([probably] either [from] √1. śū = śvi, or [from] √śuṣ = śvas) resounding, shrill, loud, hissing, [Ṛg-veda]

5) high-spirited, courageous, bold, fierce, impetuous, [ib.]

6) m. a loud or resounding note, song of praise or triumph, [ib.; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Kāṭhaka]

7) (also śūṣa) spirit, vital energy, strength, power, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

8) Name of a man, [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]

9) n. = bada, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 9]

10) = śukha, [ib.]

11) Suṣā (सुषा):—[=su-ṣā] [from su > su-ṣaṃsad] a mfn. (for suṣā See sub voce) easily gaining or procuring, [ib.]

12) [from suṣavī] b f. (also written śuṣā; for su-ṣā See p. 1237, col. 3) black cumin or fennel, [Caraka]

13) Sūṣā (सूषा):—[from sūṣ] f. ([probably]) a parturient woman, [ib.]

14) Sūṣa (सूष):—m. ([probably] [wrong reading] for śūṣa) strength, vigour, energy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Śuṣa (शुष):—(ṣaḥ) 1. m. Drying; hole in the ground.

2) Sūṣa (सूष):—sūṣati 1. a. To bring forth, to bear.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shusha in German

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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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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Sūsa (सूस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śuṣ.

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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.

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