Ushika, Uśika: 5 definitions
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Ushika 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 Uśika can be transliterated into English as Usika or Ushika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Uśika (उशिक).—The son of Kṛti, and father of Cedi.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 2.
1b) The twelfth kalpa.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 21. 32.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryUśika (उशिक):—[from uśat] m. Name of a king, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusUsika (ಉಸಿಕ):—[noun] a man who is not talking or uttering any word; a silent man.
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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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 24 - The History of the Race of Yadu < [Book 9 - Ninth Skandha]
Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 7 - The esoteric secret of Śiva < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 24 - Incarnations of Śiva < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 5 - The nineteen incarnations of Śiva < [Section 3 - Śatarudra-saṃhitā]