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Vasushena, ղṣeṇa, Vasu-shena: 10 definitions

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Vasushena means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 ղṣeṇa can be transliterated into English as Vasusena or Vasushena, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

: ISKCON Press: Glossary

ղṣeṇa (वसुषेण).—A name for Karṇa during his younger years.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Vasushena in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

ղṣeṇa (वसुषेण).—A name of Karṇa at the time of his boyhood. He was called by the name ղṣeṇa by his foster-father Adhiratha and his foster-mother Rādhā. (See under Karṇa).

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The Purana (पुरा�, 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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India history and geography

: Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts, volume 3, part 1: Saduktikarnamrita

Vasusena (वसुसेन) is the name of a Poet mentioned in the 13th century Saduktikarṇāmrita by Śrīdhara Dāsa (son of Vaṭu Dāsa) who was a chief over several districts (called a 峾ṇḍ첹).—The Sadukti-Karnamrita is a collection of miscellaneous verses by different authors and on various subjects, five verses being devoted to each subject. There are 446 poets identified (for example, Vasusena) some of which in the feminine gender (intended for females) while others are of Buddhist monks etc.

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ղṣeṇa (वसुषेण).—Name of Karṇa; वसुवर्मधरं दृष्ट्वा तं बालं हेमकुण्डलम� � नामास्� वसुषेणेत� ततश्चक्रुर्द्विजातयः (vasuvarmadhara� dṛṣṭvā ta� bāla� hemakuṇḍalam | nāmāsya vasuṣeṇeti tataścakrurdvijātaya�) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.39.13-14.

Derivable forms: ṣeṇa� (वसुषेण�).

ղṣeṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vasu and ṣeṇa (षे�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ղṣeṇa (वसुषेण).—m.

(-ṇa�) A name of Karna, the ellegitimate brother of the Pandu princes. E. vasu wealth, an army; surrounded by hosts of beggars for his wealth, of which he was liberal.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ղṣeṇa (वसुषेण).—[masculine] [Epithet] of Kṛṣṇa and Karṇa.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Vasusena (वसुसेन) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poet. [Sūktikarṇāmṛta by Śrīdharadāsa]

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

1) ղṣeṇa (वसुषेण):—[=-ṣeṇa] [from vasu > vas] m. Name of Viṣṇu, [Viṣṇu-smṛti, viṣṇu-sūtra, vaiṣṇava-dharma-śāstra]

2) [v.s. ...] of Karṇa (half brother of the Pāṇḍu princes by the same mother, Pṛthā; the name is supposed by some to have reference to his wealth which he distributed liberally; cf. 첹ṇa), [Mahābhārata]

3) [v.s. ...] of a merchant, [Hemacandra’s Pariśiṣṭaparvan]

4) Vasusena (वसुसेन):—[=vasu-sena] [from vasu > vas] m. Name of a poet, [Sadukti-karṇāmṛta]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ղṣeṇa (वसुषेण):—[-ṣeṇa] (ṇa�) 1. m. A name of Karna.

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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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