Shushna, Śuṣṇa: 8 definitions
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Shushna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Śuṣṇa can be transliterated into English as Susna or Shushna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚuṣṇa (शुष्ण).—An asura. In Ṛgveda we find that once Indra bound the magician Śuṣṇa in chains and put him in prison.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚuṣṇa (शुष्ण).—[śuṣ-naḥ kit Uṇādi-sūtra 3.12]
1) The sun.
2) Fire.
3) A demon.
Derivable forms: śuṣṇaḥ (शुष्णः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuṣṇa (शुष्ण).—m.
(-ṣṇaḥ) 1. The sun. 2. Fire. E. śuṣ to dry, na Unadi aff.
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Susnā (सुस्ना).—m.
(-snā) A sort of pease. “kheṃ~sārī”. E. su + snai-kvip aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuṣṇa (शुष्ण).—i. e. śuṣ + na, m. 1. The sun. 2. Fire.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuṣṇa (शुष्ण).—[masculine] [Name] of a demon slain by Indra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śuṣṇa (शुष्ण):—[from śuṣ] 1. śuṣṇa m. the sun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] fire, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [from śuṣ] 2. śuṣṇa m. ‘Hisser’, Name of a demon slain by Indra, [Ṛg-veda] ([according to] to some a drought demon; cf. √1. śuṣ)
4) [v.s. ...] n. strength (= bala), [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 9.]
5) Susnā (सुस्ना):—f. a kind of pulse, Lathyrus Sativus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚuṣṇa (शुष्ण):—(ṣṇaḥ) 1. m. The sun; fire.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shushnahatya.
Ends with: Vrishashushna.
Full-text: Shushnahatya, Vrishashushna, Puruprajata, Tamoga, Dasyuhatya, Vrishashushma, Shna, Akarma, Kutsa, Hatya, Dasyu, Kripana, Shushma, Vritra, Shambara.
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