Dushya, ūṣy, ūśⲹ: 15 definitions
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Dushya means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 terms ūṣy and ūśⲹ can be transliterated into English as Dusya or Dushya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)ūṣy (दूष्�) refers to an “liable to be spoilt�, and is mentioned in verse 1.30 of the ṣṭṅgṛdⲹṃh (Sūtrasthāna) by 岵ṭa.—The phrase ūṣy (~gnod-bya), which properly means “liable to be spoilt�, is here used in the sense of ٳ (“element�); cf. v. 13.
: Hand book of domestic medicine: Basic principles of Āyurvedaūṣy (दूष्�):� In the disease process first Doṣa are vitiated which inturn vitiate Dhātu and Mala. As Dhātu and Mala get vitiated by Doṣa, therefore they are also named as ūṣy. In the normal condition, Doṣa, Dhātu and Mala support the body, but when vitiated produce the disease.
ūṣy (दूष्�):—Any bodily structure that gets vitiated by aggravaed Doṣas

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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāDuṣya (दुष्�) refers to “calico clothes�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “[...] The Bodhisattva Gaganagañja said: ‘Sons of good family, you should conceive the incomparable complete awakening, in this way, you can practice what is benefit for yourselves and for others�. Thus addressed, they generated the thought of incomparable complete awakening, and offered a hundred thousand calico clothes to the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja. Then, saying ‘Friends, let us also offer this calico clothes (ṣy) to the Lord�, all those offered calico clothes for the body of the Lord. Thereupon the Lord prophesied: ‘After incalculable aeons, when you achieved the way of the dharma which are wings of awakening, all of you will appear in this world as the Tathāgatas called Abhayadāna�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossaryūṣy.�(CII 1), robe or clothes. Note: ūṣy is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryūṣy (दूष्�).�a. [�-karmaṇi ṇy]
1) Corruptible.
2) Condemnable, Culpable, blamable.
-ṣyam 1 Matter, pus.
2) Poison.
3) Cotton.
4) A garment, clothes.
5) A tent; दूष्यैर्जितोदग्रगृहाणि सा चमूरतीत्� भूयांस� पुराण्यवर्तत (ūṣyirjitodagragṛhāṇi sā camūratītya bhūyāṃsi purāṇyavartata) Śiśupālavadha 12.65.
-ṣy Leathern girth of an elephant.
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ūśⲹ (दूश्�).—A tent.
Derivable forms: ūśⲹ (दूश्यम�).
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ūṣy (दूष्�).�&c. See under दुष् (�).
See also (synonyms): ūṣa첹, ūṣaṇa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionaryūṣy (दूष्�).—see 2 ṣy.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryūśⲹ (दूश्�).—n.
(-śⲹ�) A tent. see ūṣy . dū-khede sampadā, bhāve kvip tā� śyāyate gamayati antarbhūtaṇyarthe śyai gatau ka .
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ūṣy (दूष्�).—mfn.
(-ṣya�-ṣy-ṣy�) Reprehensible, contemptible, vile, bad. f.
(-ṣy) An elephant’s leathern-girth. n.
(-ṣy�) 1. Clothes. 2. A tent. 3. Pus, matter. E. ū� to be or become wicked or bad, yat or ṇy affix, fem. affix ṭāp .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryūṣy (दूष्�).�1. [adjective] liable to be corrupted or defiled.
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ūṣy (दूष्�).�2. [neuter] a kind of cloth, tent, garment.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ūṣy (दूष्�):—[from �] 1. ūṣy mfn. corruptible, liable to be soiled or defiled or disgraced or ruined, [Mahābhārata; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
2) [v.s. ...] reprehensible, culpable, vile, bad
3) [v.s. ...] m. wicked man, a villain, [Rāmāyaṇa; Kāmandakīya-nītisāra]
4) [v.s. ...] n. matter, pus
5) [v.s. ...] poison, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) ūśⲹ (दूश्�):�n. a tent (cf. ūś, 2. ūṣy).
7) ūṣy (दूष्�):�2. ūṣy n. a tent, [Śiśupāla-vadha v, 21]
8) clothes or a kind of cloth, cotton, calico, [Divyāvadāna] (cf. kalpa-, ūś and ūśⲹ)
9) ūṣy (दूष्या):—[from ūṣy] f. an elephant’s leathern girth (cf. ūṣ�, ṣy, kakṣy).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ūśⲹ (दूश्�):�(śⲹ�) 1. n. A tent.
2) ūṣy (दूष्�):—[(ṣya�-ṣy-ṣy�) a.] Reprehensible. f. Elephant’s girth. n. Cloth; a tent.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ūṣy (दूष्�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: ū.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusūṣy (ದೂಷ್�):�
1) [adjective] that can be corrupted; corruptible.
2) [adjective] fit to be condemned; deserving blame; condemnable; culpable; blameworthy.
3) [adjective] wicked; evil.
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ūṣy (ದೂಷ್�):�
1) [noun] = ದೂಷಣ - [dushana -] 1 & 2.
2) [noun] that which deserves condemnation, accusation, etc.
3) [noun] a piece of cloth.
4) [noun] the soft, white substance obtained from cotton plants, for making yarn, cloth, etc.; cotton.
5) [noun] a portable shelter of canvass, supported by poles; a tent.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Dushyaca, Dushyagandhin, Dushyanta, Dushyat, Dushyate, Dushyati, Dushyayukta, Dushyodora.
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International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
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Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
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Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
A case study of chronic renal failure successfully managed with ayurvedic treatment < [Volume 5, issue 3 (2017)]
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A disease review on madhumehajanya ṣṭa vraṇa vis-à-vis diabetic foot ulcer < [Volume 10, issue 2 (2022)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
A re-classification of ayurvedic herbs indicated in skin diseases (kustha) < [Volume 16 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1997]
Evolution of diseases i.e. Samprapti Vignana < [Volume 1 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1981]
"Exploring Ayurvedic 'prameha' (diabetes) and its ancient-modern links." < [Volume 2 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1982]