Karusa, Karusha, ūṣa, ūṣa, ūś, ūṣ�, Kārusā: 15 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms ūṣa and ūṣa and ūś and ūṣ� can be transliterated into English as Karusa or Karusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Puranaūṣa (करूष):—One of the ten sons of Śrāddhadeva (current Manu) and Śraddhā. Also known as ūṣaka or Tarūṣa. From ūṣa came the ūṣa dynasty, a family of kṣatriyas. The ūṣa kṣatriyas were the kings of the northern direction. They were celebrated protectors of brahminical culture and were all firmly religious. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.2)
: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia1) ūṣa (करूष).—A King of ūṣa. A lady of name Bhadrā was performing penance to get this King as her husband when Śiśupāla carried her away. (Śloka 11, Chapter 45, Sabhā Parva).
2) ūṣa (करूष).—One of the nine sons of Vaivasvata Manu. The other sons are: Ikṣvāku, Nābhāga, Dṛṣṭa, Śaryāti, Nariṣyanta, Prāṃśunāga, Diṣṭa and Pṛṣadhra. (7th Skandha, Devī Bhāgavata).
3) ūṣa (करूष).—A Yakṣa. This Yakṣa accompanied by his brothers performed penance on the shores of the river Kālindī, to propitiate Devī, taking in only air. Devī was pleased and appearing before him in person said "You will become the lord of Manvantara". (Skandhas 10 and 13, Devī Bhāgavata).
4) ūṣa (कारू�).—The sixth son of Vaivasvata Manu. (Ѳٲ Ādi Parva, Chapter 75).
5) ūṣa (कारू�).—An ancient land. (The King of this land used to suppress robbers and plunderers. He was present at Draupadī’s Svayaṃvara. (Ѳٲ Ādi Parva, Chapter 185).
6) ūṣa (करूष).—A place in ancient India. Historians are of opinion that it is the Bundelkhaṇḍa of modern India. The sin of Brahmahatyā (killing of brahmins) of Indra was washed away by brahmins at this place. The place where Karīṣa (cowdung) from Indra fell was called Karīṣa and it gradually became ūṣa. (See under Aṅgamalaja).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1) ūś (करूश).—Its king Bṛhaccāpa was placed on the west of the Gomanta hill in its siege by Jarāsandha;1 appropriated the name Vāsudeva and sent a ūٲ to Kṛṣṇa to that effect; attacked Kṛṣṇa with a .2
2a) ūṣa (करूष).—One of the ten sons of Vaivasvata Manu. His descendants were ūṣas, all Kṣatriyas and rulers of ܳٳٲ貹ٳ. Respected Brāhmaṇas and dharma.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa VII. 13. 3; IX. 1. 12; 2. 16; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 38. 31; 60. 3; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 61. 2; Matsya-purāṇa 11. 41; 12. 24; Vāyu-purāṇa 64. 30; 85. 4; 86. 2; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. I. 34; IV. I. 7, 18.
2b) Adopted a son of Kṛṣṇa, Sucandra by name.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 46. 25.
2c) Good for ś.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 14. 18.
2d) A Vindhya tribe. Dantavaktra, as king of;1 their territory was near Suprītakavanam, an elephantforest.2
- 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 16. 63; III. 71. 156; Matsya-purāṇa 114. 52; Vāyu-purāṇa 45. 132.
- 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 69. 239.
3) ūṣa (कारू�).—A surname of Vṛddhaśarman, son of ūṣa, (who married Śrutadevā).*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 24. 36.
4) ūṣ� (कारूषा).—Descendants of ūṣa, the son of Vaivasvata Manu1 and, kings of Uttarāpatha; a Kṣatriya clan, the country of.2
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 2. 16; Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 61. 2; Matsya-purāṇa 12. 24; 114. 48; Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 1. 18.
- 2) Viṣṇu-purāṇa II. 3. 17; IV. 14. 39.
ūṣa (करूष) is a name mentioned in the Ѳٲ (cf. I.70.13) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Ѳٲ (mentioning ūṣa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 śǰ첹 (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
: Shodhganga: The saurapurana - a critical studyKaruṣa (करुष) (ūṣa?) refers to one of the nine sons of Manu Vaivasvata: the son of ṃjñ and Bhāskara (sun-god), according to the ղṃśānܳٲ section of the 10th century ܰܰṇa: one of the various Upapurāṇas depicting Śaivism.—Accordingly, [...] It is stated that Aditi got from Kaśyapa, Bhāskara, the Sun-god. The Sun-god had four wives [viz., ṃjñ]. ṃjñ gave birth to Manu from the sun-god in whose race were born the kings (viz., Karuṣa).

The Purana (पुरा�, 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesMentioned with the Bhaggas in a list of tribes. Ap.ii.359.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryūṣa (करूष).—Dryness (?). निर्मल� निष्करूषश्� शुद्� इन्द्र� यथाभवत� (nirmalo niṣkarūṣaśca śuddha indro yathābhavat) 峾.1.24.21.
Derivable forms: 첹ūṣa� (करूष�).
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ūṣ� (कारूषा).�(pl.)
1) Name of a country.
2) A man of an intermediate caste (father ٲⲹśⲹ and mother śⲹ); Manusmṛti 1.23.
-ṣa Hunger; इह भूम्या� मल� दत्त्व� देवा� कारूषमेव � (iha bhūmyā� mala� dattvā devā� kārūṣameva ca) 峾.1.24.2.
Derivable forms: ūṣāḥ (कारूषा�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryūṣa (कारू�).—m.
(-ṣa�) 1. The offspring of the degraded or outcaste Vaisya tribe. 2. A country; plu. m.
(-ṣāḥ) Its inhabitants; also ṛh岵ܳ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryūṣa (करूष).—m. pl. The name of a people, Ѳٲ 2, 124; [峾ⲹṇa] 1, 26, 20.
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ṣa (कारु�).—m. The offspring of a Vrātya, or an outcast of the Vaiśya tribe, [Բśٰ] 10, 23.
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ūṣa (कारू�).—m. 1. The name of a country, Ѳٲ 2, 1864. 2. pl. Its people, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 9, 2, 16. 3. Its king, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 4954.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣa (कारु�).—[masculine] [Name] of a country and caste.
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ūṣa (कारू�).—[masculine] [Name] of a son of Manu.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ūṣa (करूष):�m. [plural] Name of a people, [Ѳٲ; Harivaṃśa] etc.
2) m. Name of Danta-vakra (a king of that people), [Ѳٲ ii, 577]
3) Name of a son of Manu Vaivasvata (the founder of the above people), [Harivaṃśa; Bhāgavata-purāṇa etc.]
4) ūṣa (कारू�):�m. ([gana] 徱) a prince of the ūṣas, [Harivaṃśa 4964; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) m. [plural] (= kar), Name of a country, [Ѳٲ ii, 1864]
6) of a people, [Ѳٲ; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
7) m. (= kar), Name of a son of Manu, [Ѳٲ]
8) an intermediate caste or man of that caste, [Manu-smṛti x, 23.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣa (कारु�):�(ṣa�) 1. m. The offspring of an outcast of the Vaisya tribe; a country; plu. Its people.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKaruṣa (ಕರುಷ):—[noun] an old unit of weight used to express the weght of gold or silver in.
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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Starts with: Karucam, Karucanai, Karushaja, Karushaka, Karushapashanam, Karushara.
Full-text (+21): Nishkarusha, Karushaka, Karushaja, Karushapashanam, Dantavaktra, Vajraprabhava, Vaivasvata Manu, Karucam, Manu, Vakradanta, Nagavana, Vaktra, Brihaccapa, Supratikavana, Brihadgriha, Pramshunriga, Angamalaja, Dhrishta, Karulatin, Adhiraja.
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