Ushnih, Uṣṇih: 8 definitions
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Ushnih 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 Uṣṇih can be transliterated into English as Usnih or Ushnih, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammarUṣṇih (उष्णिह्).—(उष्णिक् (uṣṇik)) name of the second of the main seven Vedic metres which are known by the name प्रजापतिच्छन्दस् (prajāpaticchandas). The Uṣṇik metre consists of 28 syllables divided into three padas of 8, 8 and 12 sylla bles. It has got many varieties such as पुरउष्णिह्, ककुभ् (purauṣṇih, kakubh) and others; for details see R. Pr. XVI 20-26.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUṣṇih (उष्णिह्).—f. also उष्णिहा (uṣṇihā) [Mbh. on P.IV.1.1.] (Nom. uṣṇik P.III.2.59.)
1) A Vedic metre of 3 Pādas, the first two containing 8 syllables each, and the third 12.
2) A classical metre of 4 Pādas with 7 syllables in each.
3) A brick sacred to उष्णिह् (uṣṇih).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣṇih (उष्णिह्).—f. (-ṣṇik) A verse of four lines, each line being of seven syllables: it is used chiefly in the Vedas. E. ut prefixed to ṣṇih to be unctuous or bland, kvin aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣṇih (उष्णिह्).—([nominative] k) [Name] of a metre.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Uṣṇih (उष्णिह्):—f. ([from] √snih with ud, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 3-2, 59]), Name of a Vedic metre (consisting of twenty-eight syllabic instants, viz. two Pādas with eight instants, and one with twelve; the varieties depend on the place of the twelve-syllabled Pāda), [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya 888 ff.; Atharva-veda xix, 21, 1; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]
2) a brick sacred to the above metre, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
3) Name of one of the Sun’s horses, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣṇih (उष्णिह्):—(k) 5. f. A kind of verse.
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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: Ushniha, Ushnihakakubh.
Ends with: Paraushnih, Paroshnih, Puraushnih, Puroshnih.
Full-text: Aushniha, Ushniha, Anushtubgarbha, Anushtubhaushniha, Tanushiras, Ushnig, Ushnihakakubh, Madhumat, Puroshnih, Paroshnih, Ushniggarbha, Aticchandas, Surya, Abhisheka.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa X, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Tenth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa VIII, adhyāya 6, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Eight Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa X, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Tenth Kāṇḍa]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Soma in Vedic Mythology and Ritual (study) (by Anjana Chakraborty)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)