Shushkavriksha, Śuṣkavṛkṣa, Shushka-vriksha: 3 definitions

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Shushkavriksha 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 Śuṣkavṛkṣa can be transliterated into English as Suskavrksa or Shushkavriksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Shushkavriksha in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Śuṣkavṛkṣa (शुष्कवृक्ष) refers to a “dry tree”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.4 (“Search for Kārttikeya and his conversation with Nandin”).—Accordingly, as Nandīśvara said to Kārttikeya and the Kṛttikās: “[...] Śiva will be crowning you in the company of the gods. You will get miraculous weapons and will slay the demon Tāraka. You are the son of the annihilator of the universe and these (Kṛttikas) are impatient to gain possession of you as the dry tree (śuṣkavṛkṣa) tries to conceal fire within its hollow though it is incapable of holding it. [...]”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shushkavriksha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śuṣkavṛkṣa (शुष्कवृक्ष):—[=śuṣka-vṛkṣa] [from śuṣka > śuṣ] m. Grislea Tomentosa, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] a dry tree, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

[Sanskrit to German]

Shushkavriksha in German

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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.

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