Sushri, Suśrī: 5 definitions

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Sushri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Suśrī can be transliterated into English as Susri or Sushri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Suśrī (सुश्री).—A Kala of Agni.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 35. 83.
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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

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Suśrī (सुश्री).—[adjective] splendid, beautiful.

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

Suśrī (सुश्री):—[=su-śrī] [from su > su-śaṃsa] mfn. very splendid or rich, [Ṛg-veda]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sushri 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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Suśrī (सुश्री) [Also spelled susri]:—(a) an honorofic prefixed to the name of a woman—married or unmarried.

2) Susri in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) an honorofic prefixed to the name of a woman—married or unmarried..—susri (सुश्री) is alternatively transliterated as Suśrī.

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