Dushika, Dūṣikā, Dūṣīkā: 10 definitions
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Dushika 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 Dūṣikā and Dūṣīkā can be transliterated into English as Dusika or Dushika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraDūṣikā (दूषिका) refers to the “rheum of the eyes”, referred to as one of the twelve ‘excretions’ (or, ‘impurities’) of human beings. The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (also see the Manubhāṣya verse 5.133)
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaDūṣikā (दूषिका) refers to “rheum of the eyes” and is one of the various diseases mentioned in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning dūṣikā] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDūṣikā (दूषिका).—
1) A pencil, paint-brush.
2) A kind of rice.
3) Rheum of the eyes [one of the 12 impurities (mala) of man]; Manusmṛti 5.135.
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Dūṣīkā (दूषीका).—= दूषि (dūṣi) q. v.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDūṣika (दूषिक).—eunuch: °ka, voc., Divyāvadāna 165.8. Cf. Prakrit (Māhārāṣṭrī, [Ardha-Māgadhī Dictionary]) dūsia, ‘a kind of eunuch’, [Paia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo] and [Ardha-Māgadhī Dictionary] (derived by them from Sanskrit dūṣita); cited from a ms.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDūṣikā (दूषिका).—f.
(-kā) 1. The rheum of the eyes. 2. A pencil or painting brush. E. dūṣ to make bad, (the eyes, &c.) affix ṇvul, or svārthe ka vā, fem. form; also dūṣī, dūṣi and dūṣīkā .
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Dūṣīkā (दूषीका).—f.
(-kā) The secretion or rheum of the eyes. E. dūṣ to hurt, (the eyes,) Unadi affix īkanḥ see dūṣikā .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDūṣīkā (दूषीका).—[feminine] the rheum of the eyes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dūṣikā (दूषिका):—[from dūṣaka > dūṣa > duṣ] f. impurity or impure secretion of the eyes, [Manu-smṛti; Suśruta]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of rice, [Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Dūṣikā (दूषिका):—(kā) 1. f. Idem; a painting brush.
2) Dūṣīkā (दूषीका):—(kā) 1. f. The secretion or rheum of the eyes.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Dūṣikā (दूषिका) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dūsiā.
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Starts with: Dushikade.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 5.133 < [Section XIII - Purification of Substances]
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A comparative study of Bilvadi Yoga Ashchyotana and eye drops in Vataja Abhishyanda (Simple Allergic Conjunctivitis) < [Volume 33 (1); 2012 (Jan-Mar)]
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Efficacy comparison of eranda moola and triphala kashaya in vataja abhishyanda. < [2021: Volume 10, October issue 12]
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Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
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