Shushma, Sushma, Sūṣmā, Śuṣma, Suṣma: 11 definitions
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Shushma means something in 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 terms Sūṣmā and Śuṣma and Suṣma can be transliterated into English as Susma or Sushma or Shushma, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramSūṣmā (सूष्मा) refers to “Kuṇḍalinī”, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “Kula has arisen from Akula and that (Kula) is praised as Bhairava. Therefore the goddess is eight-fold and so also Kula is the eight groups of eight (Yoginīs and Bhairavas). She is called the Energy of Gesture and, present in all things, she is (herself) the tradition. One should know that the Family is the Śrīmata and that the Clan is Bhairava. The extent is the Five Jewels, while the Transmission is said to be the Śrīmata. My modality is at the extremity of the End of the Twelve, beyond that is the Void of Kuṇḍalinī (sūṣmā-śūnya)”.— (Cf. Kumārikākhaṇḍa verse 2.18)
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Shushma in India is the name of a plant defined with Plumbago zeylanica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plumbago zeylanica var. glaucescens Boiss. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (1985)
· Prodr. Fl. SW. Afr. (1967)
· FBI (1882)
· Flora of Southern Africa (1963)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Fontqueria (1987)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Shushma, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, 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 dictionaryŚuṣma (शुष्म).—[śuṣ-man kicca]
1) The sun.
2) Fire.
3) Air, wind.
4) A bird.
-ṣmam 1 Prowess, strength.
2) Light, lustre.
Derivable forms: śuṣmaḥ (शुष्मः).
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Suṣma (सुष्म).—A rope, cord, string.
Derivable forms: suṣmam (सुष्मम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuṣma (शुष्म).—m.
(-ṣmaḥ) 1. The sun. 2. Fire. 3. Air, wind. 4. A bird. n.
(-ṣmaṃ) 1. Light, lustre. 2. Strength, prowess. E. śuṣ to dry, man aff.
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Suśma (सुश्म).—n.
(-śmaṃ) A rope, a cord. E. su-mak-suk ca .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuṣma (शुष्म).—[śuṣ + ma], I. adj. Strong,
Śuṣma (शुष्म).—[adjective] whistling, splashing, sputtering (water, fire, etc.), fragrant; bold, impetuous. [masculine] whistling etc., exhalation, fragrance; impetuosity, violence, fury; strength, power, vigour, vital energy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śuṣma (शुष्म):—[from śuṣ] 1. śuṣma m. n. fire, flame, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [from śuṣ] 2. śuṣma mf(ā)n. hissing, roaring (as water), [Ṛg-veda]
4) [v.s. ...] fragrant, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] strong, bold, [ib.]
6) [v.s. ...] m. hissing, roaring, rushing (of water, fire, the wind etc.), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda]
7) [v.s. ...] exhalation, fragrance, odour (of plants, [especially] of the Soma), [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
8) [v.s. ...] strength, vigour, vital or sexual energy, impulse, courage, valour, [ib.; Atharva-veda; Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa]
9) [v.s. ...] semen virile (?), [Atharva-veda ix, 1, 10; 20]
10) [v.s. ...] air, wind, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [v.s. ...] a bird, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
12) [v.s. ...] [wrong reading] for śuṣṇa, [Pāṇini 3-1, 85 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
13) [v.s. ...] n. strength (= bala), [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 9.]
14) Suṣma (सुष्म):—n. a rope, cord ([varia lectio] for śulba), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śuṣma (शुष्म):—(ṣmaḥ) 1. m. Idem; wind. n. Light; strength.
2) Suśma (सुश्म):—(śmaṃ) 1. n. A rope.
[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 dictionarySushma in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) beauty, exceptional prettiness, charm; ~[yukta] beautiful, pretty, charming..—sushma (सुषमा) is alternatively transliterated as Suṣamā.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚuṣma (ಶುಷ್ಮ):—
1) [noun] strength; vigour.
2) [noun] vital or seual energy.
3) [noun] brilliance; brightness.
4) [noun] the sun.
5) [noun] fire.
6) [noun] air or wind.
7) [noun] a bird (in gen.).
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: Shushmada, Shushman, Shushmanta, Shushmaru, Shushmavant, Shushmavat, Shushmaya, Shushmayana.
Ends with: Ahishushma, Anantashushma, Nishushma, Satyashushma, Somashushma, Tuvishushma, Ukthashushma, Unnitashushma, Virashushma, Vrishashushma.
Full-text (+10): Anantashushma, Shushmin, Ukthashushma, Shushmavat, Ucchushma, Shushmada, Sushama, Saumashushmayana, Bandhur, Virashushma, Shushmavant, Vrishashushna, Nishushma, Krudhmin, Tuvishushma, Satyayajni, Satyashushma, Somashushma, Somasukshman, Unnitashushma.
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