Ushija, Uśija, Ūsija, Usija: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Uśija can be transliterated into English as Usija or Ushija, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Uśija (उशिज).—A sage by tapas; elder brother of Bṛhaspati who had sexual intercourse by force with Uśija's wife when pregnant. Hence Bṛhaspati cursed that son to be perpetually ignorant (dīrghatamas);1 Mamatā was his wife.2 A pravara of Aṅgiras.
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 32. 99; III. 74. 36-46; Matsya-purāṇa 49. 17.
- 2) Matsya-purāṇa 48. 32; 196. 11.
1b) A son of Aṅgirasa; hence a branch of Aṅgirasa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 65. 100, 106.
2) Ūsija (ऊसिज).—A son of Śveta; an avatāra of the Lord.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 23. 205.
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 dictionaryUśija (उशिज).—Name of the father of Kakṣivat.
Derivable forms: uśijaḥ (उशिजः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Uśija (उशिज):—[from uśat] m. Name of the father of Kakṣīvat [commentator or commentary] on [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa]
2) Uṣija (उषिज):—m. Name of a son of Ūru, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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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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Full-text: Mamata, Dirghatama, Gautama.
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The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
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