tuṣāra

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[apte] a. [tuṣ-āran kicca Uṇ. 3. 139] Cold, frigid, frosty or dewy; apāṃ hi tṛptāya na vāridhārā svāduḥ sugaṃdhiḥ svadate tuṣārā N. 3. 93; Śi. 9. 7. --raḥ 1 Frost, cold; Ku. 5. 27. --2 Ice, snow; Ku. 1. 6; Rs. 4. 1. --3 Dew; R. 14. 84; Ś. 5. 19. --4 Mist, thin rain, spray, especially of cold water; pṛktastuṣārairgirinirjharāṇāṃ R. 2. 13; 9. 68; U. 5. 3. --5 A kind of camphor. --Comp. --adriḥ, --giriḥ, --parvataḥ the...

[mw] mf (A) n. cold, frigid Ragh.; Naish. 452,1 86293 m. sg. and pl. frost, cold, snow, mist, dew, thin rain MBh. &c 452,1 86294 m. = -kaṇa S3is3. vi, 24 452,1 86295 m. camphor Bhpr. 452,1 86296

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a. [tuṣ-āran kicca Uṇ. 3. 139] Cold, frigid, frosty or dewy; apāṃ hi tṛptāya na vāridhārā svāduḥ sugaṃdhiḥ svadate tuṣārā N. 3. 93; Śi. 9. 7. --raḥ 1 Frost, cold; Ku. 5. 27. --2...

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Part of Speech

NOUN

Total Occurrences

29

Texts Appeared In

13

DCS: a king | Monier-Williams: pl. for tuK˚ .

Semantic Classification

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3. Kumārasaṃbhava 4 13.8%
4. Mahābhārata 4 13.8%
5. Ānandakanda 2 6.9%

Concordance (Sample)

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: tuṣāra

  ravisaṃkrāntasaubhāgyas tuṣārāruṇamaṇḍalaḥ

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: tuṣāra

  jyotsnā tuṣāramalinā paurṇamāsyāṃ na rājate

• Rāmāyaṇa surface: tuṣāra

  tuṣārapatanāc caiva mṛdutvād bhāskarasya ca