Anushna, Anuṣṇa, Anuṣṇā: 14 definitions
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Anushna 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 terms Anuṣṇa and Anuṣṇā can be transliterated into English as Anusna or Anushna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyAnuṣṇa (अनुष्ण) is another name (synonym) for Utpala, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Nymphaea alba (white water rose). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 10.195), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsAnuṣṇa (अनुष्ण):—[anuṣṇaṃ] Lukewarm
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaAnuṣṇā (अनुष्णा).—A river in ancient India. (Mahābhārata, Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 9, Verse 24).
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 dictionaryAnuṣṇa (अनुष्ण).—a.
1) Not hot, cold, chilly; अनुष्णैरानन्दाश्रुबिन्दुभिः (anuṣṇairānandāśrubindubhiḥ) R.12.62.
2) Apathetic; lazy, sluggish (alasa).
-ṣṇaḥ Cold touch or sensation.
-ṣṇā Name of a stream.
-ṣṇam A water-lily, blue lotus (utpala).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuṣṇa (अनुष्ण).—mfn.
(-ṣṇaḥ-ṣṇā-ṣṇaṃ) 1. Lazy, sluggish. 2. Cold, chilly. E. an neg. and uṣṇa warm, alert.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuṣṇa (अनुष्ण).—adj. not hot, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 61; chilly, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 3.
Anuṣṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms an and uṣṇa (उष्ण).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuṣṇa (अनुष्ण).—[adjective] not hot; lukewarm, chilly, cold; [abstract] tā [feminine]*, tva [neuter]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Anuṣṇa (अनुष्ण):—[=an-uṣṇa] mf(ā)n. not hot, cold
2) [v.s. ...] apathetic
3) [v.s. ...] lazy, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] n. the blue lotus, Nymphaea Caerulea
5) Anuṣṇā (अनुष्णा):—[=an-uṣṇā] [from an-uṣṇa] f. Name of a river.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuṣṇa (अनुष्ण):—[tatpurusha compound] 1. m. f. n.
(-ṣṇaḥ-ṣṇā-ṣṇam) 1) Not hot, cold, chilly.
2) Lazy, sluggish. 2. n.
(-ṣṇam) A blue lotus (Nymphæa cærulea). 3. f.
(-ṣṇā) The name of a river. E. a neg. and uṣṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnuṣṇa (अनुष्ण):—[(ṣṇaḥ-ṣṇā-ṣṇaṃ) a.] Cold; lazy.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Anuṣṇa (अनुष्ण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Aṇuṇha, Aṇusiṇa.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAnuṣṇa (ಅನುಷ್ಣ):—
1) [adjective] 1) not giving out heat, not heating.
2) [adjective] not hot; cold; without the proper heat or warmth.
3) [adjective] without warmth of feeling; unfeeling; indifferent.
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Anuṣṇa (ಅನುಷ್ಣ):—
1) [noun] the blue lotus plant, Nymphaea carulea.
2) [noun] its flower.
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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