Kshumpa, ṣu貹: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Kshumpa 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 ṣu貹 can be transliterated into English as Ksumpa or Kshumpa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjectsṣu貹 (क्षुम्�) is a word occurring only in one passage of the Rigveda, where it seems to mean a ‘bush.� The Nirukta identifies it with the Ahichatraka, a � mushroom.�
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣu貹 (क्षुम्�):—[from ṣu貹] a m. idem, [Ṛg-veda i, 84, 8] (= ahicchattraka, [Nirukta, by Yāska v, 16]).
2) b See ṣu貹.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.84.8 < [Sukta 84]
Nighantu (critical study) (by Gopalakrishna N. Bhat)