Usharabhumi, Ūṣarabhūmi, Ushara-bhumi: 2 definitions

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Usharabhumi means something in the history of ancient India. 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 Ūṣarabhūmi can be transliterated into English as Usarabhumi or Usharabhumi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Husain Shahi Bengal

Ūṣarabhūmi (ऊषरभूमि) or simply Ūṣara refers to “barren land” according to Śrīnātha Ācāryacūḍāmaṇi’s Vivāha-tattvārṇava.—Rural settlements [in medieval Bengal] contained, in addition to habitations, roads and paths, tanks with bathing ghāṭs which supplied water to the people, jungles serving the purpose of the pasture-land and canals forming a sort of drainage system for the village. [...] It is known from Śrīnātha Ācāryacūḍāmaṇi’s Vivāha-tattvārṇava that rural areas had [viz., barren land (ūṣara-bhūmi)][...]. Thus the disposition of land in rural settlements conformed, in many respects, to the needs of the people.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Usharabhumi in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ūṣarabhūmi (ಊಷರಭೂಮಿ):—[noun] = ಊಷ [usha].

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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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