puṣ पुष् cl. 4. P. puṣyati, to divide, distribute, [Dhātup. xxvi, 106] (v.l. for vyuṣ, q.v.) cl. 1. P. ([Dhātup. xvii, 50]) poṣati (trans.), only, [Nir. x, 34]; cl. 4. P. ([Dhātup. xxvi, 73]) púṣyati (trans. and intrans.; mc. also, Ā. °te), [RV.] &c. &c.; cl. 9. P. ([Dhātup. xxxi, 57]) puṣṇāti (trans.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (pf. pupóṣa, pupuṣyās, [RV.]; aor. apuṣat or apoṣīt Gr.; Pot. puṣeyam, [RV.]; Prec. puṣyāsam, °sma, [Br.]; fut. poṣiṣyati, pokṣyati; poṣitā, poṣṭā Gr.; Pass. puṣyate, [Kāv.]; aor. apoṣi Gr.; inf. puṣyáse, [RV.]), to be nourished (with instr., e.g. bhāryayā, [MBh. xiii, 4569]), to thrive, flourish, prosper (also with póṣam, puṣṭim or vṛddhim), [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.]; [ŚBr.] (rarely in later language, e.g. [MBh.] [see above], and sometimes in [Bhaṭṭ.], where also 3. sg. puṣyati-tarām); to cause to thrive or prosper, nourish, foster, augment, increase, further, promote, fulfil (e.g. a wish), develop, unfold, display, gain, obtain, enjoy, possess, [RV.] &c. &c.: Caus. poṣáyati (aor. apūpuṣat Gr.), to rear, nourish, feed, cause to thrive or prosper, [RV.] &c. &c.; to cause to be reared or fed by (instr.), [Śak.] : Desid. pupoṣiṣati, pupuṣiṣati, pupukṣati Gr.: Intens. popuṣyate, popoṣṭi, [ib.] mfn. (ifc.) nourishing, causing to thrive (cf. viśva-p°); showing, displaying, [Śiś. x, 32.] puṣā पुषा f. Methonica Superba, [L.] puṣa पुष mfn. (ifc.) nourishing, cherishing (cf. graha-p°) m. N. of a teacher, [Cat.] puṣka पुष्क a word formed for the explanation of puṣkala, g. sidhmādi (perhaps also underlying the formation of puṣkara, puṣpa and puṣka-jit; cf. pauṣka-jiti). puṣpā पुष्पा púṣpā (ā), f. N. of the town Campā, [L.] puṣpa पुष्प púṣpa n. (for puṣka?) a flower, blossom (ifc. f(A). , in names of plants oftener f(I). ; cf. [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 64], Vārtt. 1), [AV.] &c. &c. the menstrual flux, [Suśr.] a partic. disease of the eye, albugo, [Suśr.] a spot on the nails and teeth, [Car.] (in dram.) gallantry, politeness, declaration of love, [Daśar.]; [Sāh.]; [Pratāp.] N. of a Sāman, [TāṇḍBr.]; [Lāṭy.] of a book, [Divyāv.] a kind of perfume, [L.] the vehicle of Kubera, [L.] blooming, expanding, [L.] púṣpa m. a topaz, [R.] N. of a serpent-demon, [MBh.] of a son of Ślīṣṭi, [Hariv.] of a son of Śaṅkha, [ib.] (C. puṣya) of a Bodhi-sattva (?), [Lalit.] of a mountain, [MārkP.] of a book (prob. = puṣpa-sūtra), [Divyāv.] puṣṭa पुष्ट puṣṭá mfn. nourished, cherished, well-fed, thriving, strong, fat, full, complete, perfect, abundant, rich, great, ample, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. rich in, blessed with (instr.), [Daś.] full-sounding, loud, [Hariv.] burnt, [W.] (w.r. for pluṣṭa?) incubated, brooded over, [MW.] puṣṭá n. growth, increase, gain, acquisition, wealth, property (esp. of children or cattle), [RV.]; [VS.]; [AV.] puṣṭi पुष्टि púṣṭi f. (or puṣṭí, esp. [RV.]) well-nourished condition, fatness, plumpness, growth, increase, thriving, prosperity, wealth, opulence, comfort, [RV.] &c. &c. breeding, rearing (esp. of cattle; also with paśoḥ), [RV.]; [TS.]; [ŚBr.] development, fulness, completeness, [Sāh.] N. of a partic. ceremony performed for the attainment of welfare or prosperity, [Cat.] N. of a daughter of Dakṣa and wife of Dharma, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.] of the mother of Lobha, [MārkP.] of a daughter of Dhruva, [VP.] of a daughter of Paurṇamāsa, [ib.] of a Śakti, [Hcat.] one of the 16 Mātṛkās or divine mothers, [L.] of a Kalā of the moon, [BrahmaP.] of a Kalā of Prakṛti and wife of Gaṇeśa, [BrahmaP.] of a form of Dākṣāyaṇī, [MatsyaP.] of a form of Sarasvatī, [W.] Physalis Flexuosa, [L.] puṣyā पुष्या puṣyā́ f. a species of plant, [AV.] the asterism Puṣya, [L.] puṣya पुष्य púṣya n. nourishment (pl.), [Car.] the blossom or flower i.e. the uppermost or best of anything (cf. Gk. ἄνθος; Lat. flos), [RV.] puṣyá m. N. of the 6th (or 8th, but See nakṣatra) lunar asterism (also called Sidhya and Tiṣya), [AV.] &c. &c. (= -yoga), the conjunction of the moon with Puṣya, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. N. of the month Pauṣa, [VP.] of the Kali-yuga or fourth age, [W.] of one of the 24 mythical Buddhas, [MWB. 136 n. 1] of various princes, [VP.] púṣya n. N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.] puṣita पुषित mfn. nourished, nurtured (= puṣṭa), [W.] puṣpin पुष्पिन् puṣpín mfn. bearing flowers, flowering, blossoming, [RV.] &c. &c. florid, flowery (as speech), [BhP.] puṣpya पुष्प्य Nom. P. °yati (p. Ā. °yamāna) to bear flowers, flower, blossom, bloom, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (cf. √ puṣp, °pyati in [Dhātup. xxvi, 15]). puṣkaśa पुष्कश , °kasa, v.l. for pukkaśa, pulkasa, q.v. puṣkalī पुष्कली (ī), f. g. gaurādi puṣkala पुष्कल puṣkalá mf(A)n. (cf. puṣka) much, many, numerous, copious, abundant, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. rich, magnificent, full, complete, strong, powerful, excellent, best, [AV.] &c. &c. loud, resonant, resounding, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.] purified, [L.] puṣkalá m. (v.l. °kara) a kind of drum, [MBh.] (in music) a partic. stringed instrument N. of Śiva, [Śivag.] of a son of Varuṇa, [L.] of an Asura, [Hariv.] of a Ṛṣi, [Cat.] of a son of Bharata, [R.] of a Buddha, [Lalit.] puṣkalá m. of a Tīrtha (rather n.), [L.] puṣkalá m. pl. N. of a people, [MārkP.] of the military caste in Kuśadvīpa, [VP.] puṣkalá n. (ifc. f(A). ) the bowl of a spoon, [Gṛhyās.] (v.l. °kara) puṣkalá n. a partic. measure of capacity (= 8 Kuñcis = 64 handfuls), [ĀpŚr.], Sch. a partic. weight of gold, [KātyŚr.], Sch. alms to the extent of 4 mouthfuls of food, [W.] (rather m.) N. of mount Meru, [L.] puṣkarī पुष्करी púṣkarī (ī), f. (g. gaurādi) N. of one of the 8 wives of Śiva, [Cat.] (perhaps w.r. for puṣkasī i.e. pulkasī). puṣkara पुष्कर púṣkara n. (rather fr. puṣka + ra than fr. puṣ + kara; but cf. [Uṇ. iv, 4]) a blue lotus-flower, a lotus, Nelumbium Speciosum or Nymphaea Nelumbo (ifc. f(A). ), [AV.] &c. &c. (met. ‘the heart’, [MBh. v, 1790]) the bowl of a spoon (ifc. f(A). ), [RV.]; [Br.]; [GṛŚrS.] the skin of a drum, [Kālid.] the tip of an elephant's trunk, [Var.] water, [ŚBr.] the sky, heaven, [Prab.] (cf. [Naigh. i, 3]) a night of new moon falling on a Monday or Tuesday or Saturday, [Hcat.] an arrow, [L.] the blade or the sheath of a sword, [L.] a cage, [L.] Costus Speciosus or Arabicus, [L.] a part, [L.] the art of dancing, [L.] union, [L.] war, battle, [L.] intoxication, [L.] N. of a celebrated place of pilgrimage (now called Pokhar in the district of Ajmere, cf. [RTL. 558]), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.] &c. (also pl.; according to [Viṣṇ.], Sch. there are three, viz. jyeṣṭha, madhyama and kaniṣṭha) púṣkara m. n. = -dvīpa, [MBh.]; [Pur.] púṣkara m. = brahmāṇḍa, [Nīlak.] (with Jainas) one of the 5 Bhārata, [L.] Ardea Sibirica, [Pañc.] (in astrol.) an inauspicious Yoga, an ill-omened combination of a lucky lunation with an unlucky day, 3/4 of a lunar mansion, [W.] a kind of drum, [MBh.] a kind of serpent, [L.] the sun, [L.] a pond, lake, [L.] a kind of disease, [L.] the regent of P° (below), [MārkP.] N. of Kṛṣṇa, [MBh.] of Śiva, [Śivag.] of a son of Varuṇa, [MBh.]; [Pur.] of a general of the sons and grandsons of Varuṇa, [L.] of an Asura, [Hariv.] of a son of Kṛṣṇa, [BhP.] of a Buddha, [Lalit.] of a prince (the brother of Nala), [Nal.] of a son of Bharata, [VP.] of Su-nakṣatra, [BhP.] of a son of Vṛka and Dūrvākṣī, [ib.] of an author, [Cat.] of a mountain in P°, [MBh.] púṣkara m. pl. N. of a class of clouds said to occasion dearth and famine, [L.] (cf. puṣkarāvartaka) púṣkara m. of the inhabitants of Kuśa-dvīpa corresponding to Brāhmans, [VP.] of the lunar mansions Punar-vasu, Uttarāṣāḍhā, Kṛttikā, Uttara-phalgunī, Pūrva-bhādrapadā and Viśākhā collectively, [L.] °kala. See pp. 638, 639. puṣkasa पुष्कस puṣkaśa, °kasa, v.l. for pukkaśa, pulkasa, q.v. puṣpāya पुष्पाय Nom. Ā. °yate, to become a flower, [Kulārṇ.] puṣpadha पुष्पध puṣpa—dha m. the offspring of an out-caste Brāhman, [Mn. x, 21.] puṣpada पुष्पद puṣpa—da m. ‘flower-giving’, a tree, [L.] puṣpajā पुष्पजा puṣpa—jā f. N. of a river rising in the Vindhya mountains, [MārkP.] puṣpaja पुष्पज puṣpa—ja mfn. ‘flower-born’, derived or coming from flowers (-jaṃ rajaḥ, pollen, [Sāh.]) puṣpa—ja m. the juice of flower s, [L.] puṣpaka पुष्पक m. a kind of serpent, [Suśr.] N. of a mountain, [MārkP.] n. (rarely m.) N. of the self-moving aerial car of Kubera (also -vimāna n.; it was carried off by the demon Rāvaṇa and constantly used by him till he was slain by Rāma-candra, who then employed the car to transport himself and Sītā back to Ayodhyā), [MBh.]; [R.] &c. n. N. of a forest, [Hariv.] calx of brass or green vitriol used as a collyrium, [L.] a bracelet (esp. one of jewels), [L.] a small earthen fire-place or furnace on wheels, [L.] a cup or vessel of iron, [L.] a partic. disease of the eyes (albugo), [L.] puṣpasa पुष्पस m. the lungs, [L.] (cf. pupphusa, phupphusa). puṣpeṣu पुष्पेषु m. = °pa-bāṇa, [Kathās.] puṣpiṇī पुष्पिणी (iṇī), f. (a woman) in menstruation or desirous of sexual intercourse, [Kāv.]; [BhP.] puṣpikā पुष्पिका f. the tartar of the teeth, [L.] the mucus of the tongue, [Gal.] the mucus of the glans penis or urethra, [L.] the last words of a chapter (which state the subject treated therein), [L.] puṣpitā पुष्पिता f. a menstruous woman, [L.] puṣpita पुष्पित mf(A)n. flowered, bearing flowers, blooming, in bloom, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. having marks like flowers, variegated, spotted, (said of bad teeth), [Car.] exhaling an odour indicative of approaching death, [ib.] completely manifested, fully developed, [Kathās.] florid, flowery (as speech), [Bhag.] m. N. of a Buddha, [Lalit.] puṣṭatā पुष्टता puṣṭa—tā f. puṣṭidā पुष्टिदा puṣṭi—dā (ā), f. N. of a drug (= vṛddhi), [L.] Physalis Flexuosa, [L.] puṣṭida पुष्टिद puṣṭi—da mfn. yielding or causing prosperity, nourishing, cherishing, [Hariv.]; [Var.]; [Suśr.] puṣṭi—da m. pl. N. of a class of Pitṛs, [MārkP.] puṣṭigu पुष्टिगु púṣṭi—gu (°pú°), m. N. of a man (said to be a Kāṇva and author of [RV. viii, 51, 1]). puṣṭikā पुष्टिका f. a bivalve shell, an oyster (prob. w.r. for puṭikā). puṣṭika पुष्टिक m. N. of a poet, [Cat.] puṣkarin पुष्करिन् mfn. abounding in lotuses, [R.] m. an elephant, [Dhūrtan.] a sword, [Gal.] N. of a prince (= puṣkarāruṇi), [VP.] of the wife of Bhumanyu, [MBh.] puṣpāṇḍa पुष्पाण्ड and puṣpā°ṇḍaka, m. a kind of rice, [Gal.] puṣpāśin पुष्पाशिन् mfn. eating flower, [Viṣṇ.] puṣpāgra पुष्पाग्र n. ‘flower-point’, a pistil, [Vām.] puṣpāhvā पुष्पाह्वा f. Anethum Sowa, [L.] puṣpāmbu पुष्पाम्बु n. the honey or nectar of flower, [L.] puṣpānta पुष्पान्त mfn. perishing after the blossom (?), [SāmavBr.] puṣpārṇa पुष्पार्ण m. ‘flower-stream’, N. of a son of Vatsara and Svar-vīthi, [BhP.] puṣpāvat पुष्पावत् púṣpā-vat mfn. = 1. púṣpa-vat, [TS.] puṣpalih पुष्पलिह् puṣpa—lih m. (nom. ṭ) a large black bee, [W.] puṣpamās पुष्पमास् puṣpa—mās or puṣpa—māsa, m. ‘flower-month’, the spring, [R.] puṣpavat पुष्पवत् púṣpa—vat (púṣpa-), mfn. having flowers or decorated with flowers, flowery, blooming, [RV.] &c. &c. púṣpa—vat m. N. of a Daitya, [MBh.] of a man, [Saṃskārak.] of a prince, [Hariv.]; [Pur.] of a mountain in Kuśa-dvīpa, [MBh.] (du.) sun and moon, [Bālar.]; [Gaṇit.] (perhaps fr. -vanta) puṣpa—vat ind. like a flower, [Bhartṛ.] puṣṭāṅga पुष्टाङ्ग mf(I)n. fat-limbed, well-fed, fat, [Hit.] puṣṭārtha पुष्टार्थ mfn. having a complete sense, fully intelligible (a-p°), [Sāh.] puṣṭāvat पुष्टावत् puṣṭā́-vat mfn. breeding or rearing cattle, [RV.] puṣṭatva पुष्टत्व puṣṭa—tva n. the being well-fed, a prosperous or thriving condition, [MW.] puṣṭicchu पुष्टिच्छु mfn. desirous of prosperity or welfare, [KātyŚr.] puṣṭimat पुष्टिमत् puṣṭi—mát mfn. thriving, abundant, prosperous, well off, [RV.] &c. &c. containing the word puṣṭi or any other derivative of √ 2. puṣ, [ŚBr.]; [ŚrS.] puṣṭi—mát m. N. of a prince, [VP.] puṣkalaka पुष्कलक m. the musk-deer, [L.] a post, wedge, pin, bolt, [L.] a Buddhist or Jaina mendicant, [L.] (w.r. puṣalaka). puṣkarāya पुष्कराय Nom. Ā. °yate, to act as or represent a drum, [Daśar.] puṣkaraja पुष्करज puṣkara—ja n. ‘lotus-born’, N. of the root of Costus Speciosus, [L.] puṣkariṇī पुष्करिणी puṣkaríṇī (íṇī), f. a lotus pool, any pool or pond, [RV.] &c. &c. Costus Speciosus or Arabicus, [L.] Hibiscus Mutabilis, [L.] a female elephant, [L.] N. of a river, [ŚivaP.] of the wife of Cākṣuṣa and mother of Manu, [Hariv.] of the mother of Manu Cākṣuṣa, [VP.] of the wife of Vyuṣṭa and mother of Cakṣus and grandmother of Manu, [BhP.] of the wife of Ulmuka, [ib.] of a temple in Maru or Marwar, [Buddh.] puṣkarikā पुष्करिका f. a kind of disease (formation of abscesses on the penis), [Suśr.] N. of a woman, [Daś.] puṣkiriṇī पुष्किरिणी f. often for puṣkariṇī, [Divyāv.] puṣpāgama पुष्पागम m. ‘flower-advent’, the spring, [Ṛtus.] puṣpāhara पुष्पाहर mfn. one who takes or plucks flower, [W.] puṣpājīva पुष्पाजीव and puṣpājī°vin, m. ‘living by flower’, a gardener, florist, garland-maker, [L.] puṣpākara पुष्पाकर mfn. rich in flower, flowery m. (with māsa) the flowery month, spring, [Vikr.] puṣpāmbhas पुष्पाम्भस् n. flower-water, N. of a sacred bathing-place, [MBh.] puṣpānana पुष्पानन m. ‘flower faced’, N. of a Yakṣa, [MBh.] puṣpānuga पुष्पानुग n. a powder promoting menstruation, [Car.] puṣpāpīḍa पुष्पापीड m. ‘chaplet of flower’, N. of a Gandharva, [Śukas.] puṣpāpaṇa पुष्पापण m. a flower-market, [Pañcad.] puṣpārāma पुष्पाराम m. a flower-garden, [Kathās.] puṣpāsāra पुष्पासार m. = °pa-vṛṣṭi, [Megh.] puṣpāsava पुष्पासव m. a decoction of flower, [R.]; [Ṛtus.] honey, [L.] puṣpāstra पुष्पास्त्र m. = °pāyudha, [L.] puṣpāvatī पुष्पावती púṣpā-vatī (ī), f. N. of a town, [Cat.] puṣpāyudha पुष्पायुध m. ‘flower armed’, the god of love, [Kāv.] puṣpabhūti पुष्पभूति puṣpa—bhūti m. ‘essence of flower’, N. of a prince, [Hcar.] puṣpabhava पुष्पभव puṣpa—bhava mfn. being or contained in flower puṣpa—bhava m. the nectar of flower, [W.] puṣpaphala पुष्पफल puṣpa—phala m. Feronia Elephantum, [L.] Benincasa Cerifera, [L.] puṣpa—phala n. flower and fruits, [MBh.] puṣpaśara पुष्पशर puṣpa—śara m. = -bāṇa, [L.] puṣpabāṇa पुष्पबाण puṣpa—bāṇa m. ‘flower-arrowed’, the god of love puṣpabali पुष्पबलि puṣpa—bali m. an oblation of flower, [MārkP.] puṣpacāpa पुष्पचाप puṣpa—cāpa m. a bow of flower, the bow of the god of love, [Kālid.] the god of love, [Kathās.] puṣpacūlā पुष्पचूला puṣpa—cūlā f. N. of a woman, [ib.] puṣpacūla पुष्पचूल puṣpa—cūla m. ‘flower-crested’, N. of a man, [HPariś.] puṣpacaya पुष्पचय puṣpa—caya m. a quantity of flower, [W.] gathering flower, [ib.] puṣpagṛha पुष्पगृह puṣpa—gṛha n. ‘flower-house’, a conservatory, [R.] puṣpagiri पुष्पगिरि puṣpa—giri m. ‘flower-mountain’, N. of a mythical mountain (the favourite resort of Varuṇa), [W.] puṣpahāsā पुष्पहासा puṣpa—hāsā (ā), f. a woman during menstruation, [L.] puṣpahāsa पुष्पहास puṣpa—hāsa m. ‘smiling with flower’, a flower-garden, [Hariv.] N. of Viṣṇu, [ib.] of a man, [L.] puṣpahīnā पुष्पहीना puṣpa—hīnā (ā), f. a woman past child-bearing, [L.] Ficus Glomerata, [L.] puṣpahīna पुष्पहीन puṣpa—hīna mfn. flowerless, not flowering, [L.] puṣpajāti पुष्पजाति puṣpa—jāti f. ‘flower-born’, N. of a river rising in the Malaya mountains, [VP.] puṣpakāla पुष्पकाल puṣpa—kāla m. ‘flower-time’, the spring, [Var.] the time of the menses, [Suśr.] puṣpakāra पुष्पकार puṣpa—kāra m. N. of the author of the Puṣpa-sūtra, [L.] puṣpakīṭa पुष्पकीट puṣpa—kīṭa m. ‘flower-insect’, a large bee, [L.] puṣpaketu पुष्पकेतु puṣpa—ketu m. id., [MBh.] vitriol used as a collyrium, [Caurap.] calx of brass, [W.] N. of a Buddha, [L.] of a prince of Puṣpa-bhadra, [HPariś.] puṣpalāvī पुष्पलावी puṣpa—lāvī f. a female flower-gatherer, [Megh.] puṣpalāva पुष्पलाव puṣpa—lāva m. a flower-gatherer or garland-maker (also °vin), [L.] puṣpalīlā पुष्पलीला puṣpa—līlā f. ‘flower-sport’, N. (of a woman?), [Cat.]