bhūṣ भूष् cl. 1. P. bhū́ṣati (pf. bubhūṣa Gr.; aor. abhūṣīt, [ib.]; fut. bhūṣiṣyati, bhūṣitā, [ib.]; inf. bhūṣitum, [ib.]), to strive after, use efforts for, be intent upon (dat.), [RV. iii, 25, 2]; [34, 2] &c.; to seek to procure (acc.) for (dat.), [ib.] [ix, 94, 3]; to adorn, [Dhātup. xvii, 30] : Caus. bhūṣayati ([Dhātup. xxxiii, 56], ep. also °te; aor. abubhūṣat; inf. bhūṣayitum), to adorn, embellish, attire (Ā. also, ‘one's self’, [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 87], Vārtt. 18, [Pat.]), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. bhūṣā भूषा f. ornament, decoration, [Kāv.]; [Kathās.] &c. bhūṣṇu भूष्णु mfn. (= bhaviṣṇu, bhavitṛ, [L.]) growing, thriving, [AitBr.] wishing to thrive, desiring happiness or prosperity, [Mn. iv, 135] (cf. alambhūṣṇu). See col. 2. bhūṣin भूषिन् mfn. (ifc.) adorned with, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] bhūṣya भूष्य mfn. to be adorned or decorated, [Kum.] bhūṣāya भूषाय Nom. Ā. -yate, to serve as an ornament, [Mcar.] bhūṣaṇa भूषण mf(I)n. decorating, adorning (ifc.), [MBh.]; [BhP.]; [Suśr.] m. N. of Viṣṇu, [MBh.] of a Daitya, [Kathās.] n. (rarely m., e.g. [MBh. iii, 8588]; cf. g. ardharcādi) embellishment, ornament, decoration (often ifc., with f(A). , ‘having anything as ornament’ i.e. adorned or decorated with), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. n. N. of various works. bhūṣika भूषिक m. pl. N. of a people, [VP.] (v.l. mūṣika). bhūṣāpeṭī भूषापेटी bhūṣā—peṭī f. a jewel-case, [Kuval.] bhūṣaṇīya भूषणीय and bhūṣayitavya, mfn. to be adorned or decorated, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. bhūṣaṇatā भूषणता bhūṣaṇa—tā f. the being an ornament, ornature, [Kathās.] bhūṣaṇadeva भूषणदेव bhūṣaṇa—deva m. N. of a poet, [Cat.] bhūṣaṇasāra भूषणसार bhūṣaṇa—sāra m. N. of wk. (also -darpaṇa), [Cat.] bhūṣaṇaṭīkā भूषणटीका bhūṣaṇa—ṭīkā f. N. of wk. bhūṣaṇabhaṭṭa भूषणभट्ट bhūṣaṇa—bhaṭṭa m. N. of an author, [Cat.] bhūṣaṇakānti भूषणकान्ति bhūṣaṇa—kānti f. N. of wk. bhūṣaṇavāsas भूषणवासस् bhūṣaṇa—vāsas n. pl. clothes and ornaments, [Mn. viii, 357.] bhūṣayitavya भूषयितव्य bhūṣaṇīya and , mfn. to be adorned or decorated, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. bhūṣaṇabhūṣaṇa भूषणभूषण bhūṣaṇa—bhūṣaṇa mfn. decorated with ornaments, [BhP.] bhūṣaṇadāyaka भूषणदायक bhūṣaṇa—dāyaka mfn. bestowing ornaments, [Kām.] bhūṣaṇapeṭikā भूषणपेटिका bhūṣaṇa—peṭikā f. a jewel-casket, [Daś.] bhūṣaṇendraprabha भूषणेन्द्रप्रभ bhūṣaṇendra-prabha m. N. of a king of the Kiṃ-naras, [L.] bhūṣaṇācchādanāśana भूषणाच्छादनाशन n. pl. (dainty) food, clothes and ornaments, [Mn. iii, 59.]