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Ushmapa, ṣm貹, Ūṣm貹, Ushma-pa, Ushman-pa, Ūṣm: 10 definitions

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Ushmapa 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 ṣm貹 and Ūṣm貹 and Ūṣm can be transliterated into English as Usmapa or Ushmapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Ūṣm (ऊष्मपा).—A group of Pitṛs (the Manes). It is mentioned in Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 8, Stanza 30, that these Pitṛs (the manes) live in the palace of Yama.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

1) ṣm貹 (उष्म�).—A class of Pitṛs to be given oblation after bath;1 propitiated every new moon; to them ṛṣṇa貹ṣa a day and śܰ貹ṣa a night.2

  • 1) Matsya-purāṇa 102. 20; 141. 20; Vāyu-purāṇa 30. 100.
  • 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 56. 21. 87.

2a) Ūṣm貹 (ऊष्म�).—A Pārāśāra clan.*

  • * Vāyu-purāṇa 70. 87.

2b) A class of Pitṛs.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 27. 111; 28. 93.
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṣm貹 (उष्म�).�

1) the son of Bhṛgu.

2) the manes; a deceased ancestor.

Derivable forms: ṣm貹� (उष्मपः).

ṣm貹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ṣm and pa (�). See also (synonyms): ṣmkapa.

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Ūṣm貹 (ऊष्म�).�a. drinking the steam of hot food; Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.284.8. (-貹�) 1 fire; गुणारणिच्छन्�- चिदुष्मपाय (guṇāraṇicchanna- cidṣmya) Bhāgavata 8.3.16.

2) a class of manes (pl.). Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 11.22; अत्रोष्मपाणा� देवाना� निवासः श्रुयत� द्वि� (atroṣmaṇāṃ devānā� nivāsa� śruyate dvija) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 5.19. 2. ('ūṣmaṇāṃ uṣṇānnabhojinām' iti bhāṣyakāra�.)

Derivable forms: ūṣma貹� (ऊष्मपः).

Ūṣm貹 is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ūṣm and pa (�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣm (उष्मपा).—m.

(-�) A heavenly spirit of an inferior order.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ūṣm貹 (ऊष्म�).—i. e. ūṣm-pa (vb. 1. ). I. adj. Drinking the steam of food only, Mahābhārata 13, 646. Ii. m. pl. The name of a class of Pitṛs or Manes, Mahābhārata 2, 341.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ūṣm貹 (ऊष्म�).—[adjective] drinking (only) the steam of food; [masculine] [plural] a class of Manes.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ṣm貹 (उष्म�):—[=ṣm-pa] [from ṣm > u�] See ūṣm-貹.

2) Ūṣm貹 (ऊष्म�):—[=ūṣm-貹] [from ūṣma > ūṣm] mfn. imbibing the steam of hot food, [Kādambarī]

3) [v.s. ...] m. fire, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] Name of a class of manes, [Mahābhārata; Bhagavad-gītā; Harivaṃśa etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣm (उष्मपा):�() 1. m. A heavenly spirit.

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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.

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