भूषण

See also: भाषण and भीषण

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভূষণ (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬹᬱᬡ (Balinese script)
• ভূষণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰳𑰬𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀽𑀱𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ဘူၑဏ (Burmese script)
• ભૂષણ (Gujarati script)
• ਭੂਸ਼ਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍂𑌷𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦹꦰꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂴𑂭𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಭೂಷಣ (Kannada script)
• ភូឞណ (Khmer script)
• ຠູຩຓ (Lao script)
• ഭൂഷണ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡠᡠᢢᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘴𑘬𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠤᠤᢔᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧕𑧌𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐹𑐲𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଭୂଷଣ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢹꢰꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆷𑆰𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖳𑖬𑖜 (Siddham script)
• භූෂණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩒𑩛𑪀𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚱𑚘 (Takri script)
• பூ⁴ஷண (Tamil script)
• భూషణ (Telugu script)
• ภูษณ (Thai script)
• བྷཱུ་ཥ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒴𑒭𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨃𑨊𑨯𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit भूष् (bhūṣ)

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Sanskrit -अन (-ana)

Sanskrit भूषण (bhūṣaṇa)

From the root भूष् (bhūṣ, “to adorn, embellish”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱuː.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱuː.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/

Adjective

भूषण • (bhūṣaṇa) stem

1. decorating, ornating, embellishing

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भूषण (bhūṣaṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भूषणः bhūṣaṇaḥ	भूषणौ / भूषणा¹ bhūṣaṇau / bhūṣaṇā¹	भूषणाः / भूषणासः¹ bhūṣaṇāḥ / bhūṣaṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative	भूषण bhūṣaṇa	भूषणौ / भूषणा¹ bhūṣaṇau / bhūṣaṇā¹	भूषणाः / भूषणासः¹ bhūṣaṇāḥ / bhūṣaṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	भूषणम् bhūṣaṇam	भूषणौ / भूषणा¹ bhūṣaṇau / bhūṣaṇā¹	भूषणान् bhūṣaṇān
Instrumental	भूषणेन bhūṣaṇena	भूषणाभ्याम् bhūṣaṇābhyām	भूषणैः / भूषणेभिः¹ bhūṣaṇaiḥ / bhūṣaṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	भूषणाय bhūṣaṇāya	भूषणाभ्याम् bhūṣaṇābhyām	भूषणेभ्यः bhūṣaṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	भूषणात् bhūṣaṇāt	भूषणाभ्याम् bhūṣaṇābhyām	भूषणेभ्यः bhūṣaṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	भूषणस्य bhūṣaṇasya	भूषणयोः bhūṣaṇayoḥ	भूषणानाम् bhūṣaṇānām
Locative	भूषणे bhūṣaṇe	भूषणयोः bhūṣaṇayoḥ	भूषणेषु bhūṣaṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of भूषणी (bhūṣaṇī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भूषणी bhūṣaṇī	भूषण्यौ / भूषणी¹ bhūṣaṇyau / bhūṣaṇī¹	भूषण्यः / भूषणीः¹ bhūṣaṇyaḥ / bhūṣaṇīḥ¹
Vocative	भूषणि bhūṣaṇi	भूषण्यौ / भूषणी¹ bhūṣaṇyau / bhūṣaṇī¹	भूषण्यः / भूषणीः¹ bhūṣaṇyaḥ / bhūṣaṇīḥ¹
Accusative	भूषणीम् bhūṣaṇīm	भूषण्यौ / भूषणी¹ bhūṣaṇyau / bhūṣaṇī¹	भूषणीः bhūṣaṇīḥ
Instrumental	भूषण्या bhūṣaṇyā	भूषणीभ्याम् bhūṣaṇībhyām	भूषणीभिः bhūṣaṇībhiḥ
Dative	भूषण्यै bhūṣaṇyai	भूषणीभ्याम् bhūṣaṇībhyām	भूषणीभ्यः bhūṣaṇībhyaḥ
Ablative	भूषण्याः / भूषण्यै² bhūṣaṇyāḥ / bhūṣaṇyai²	भूषणीभ्याम् bhūṣaṇībhyām	भूषणीभ्यः bhūṣaṇībhyaḥ
Genitive	भूषण्याः / भूषण्यै² bhūṣaṇyāḥ / bhūṣaṇyai²	भूषण्योः bhūṣaṇyoḥ	भूषणीनाम् bhūṣaṇīnām
Locative	भूषण्याम् bhūṣaṇyām	भूषण्योः bhūṣaṇyoḥ	भूषणीषु bhūṣaṇīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भूषण (bhūṣaṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भूषणम् bhūṣaṇam	भूषणे bhūṣaṇe	भूषणानि / भूषणा¹ bhūṣaṇāni / bhūṣaṇā¹
Vocative	भूषण bhūṣaṇa	भूषणे bhūṣaṇe	भूषणानि / भूषणा¹ bhūṣaṇāni / bhūṣaṇā¹
Accusative	भूषणम् bhūṣaṇam	भूषणे bhūṣaṇe	भूषणानि / भूषणा¹ bhūṣaṇāni / bhūṣaṇā¹
Instrumental	भूषणेन bhūṣaṇena	भूषणाभ्याम् bhūṣaṇābhyām	भूषणैः / भूषणेभिः¹ bhūṣaṇaiḥ / bhūṣaṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	भूषणाय bhūṣaṇāya	भूषणाभ्याम् bhūṣaṇābhyām	भूषणेभ्यः bhūṣaṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	भूषणात् bhūṣaṇāt	भूषणाभ्याम् bhūṣaṇābhyām	भूषणेभ्यः bhūṣaṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	भूषणस्य bhūṣaṇasya	भूषणयोः bhūṣaṇayoḥ	भूषणानाम् bhūṣaṇānām
Locative	भूषणे bhūṣaṇe	भूषणयोः bhūṣaṇayoḥ	भूषणेषु bhūṣaṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

भूषण • (bhūṣaṇa) stem, n

1. embellishment, ornament, decoration
   • c. 700 CE, Daṇḍin, Daśa-kumāra-carita :

     एकदा गतपितृकां क्षीणविभवां कांचन विरलभूषणां कुमारीं ददर्श

     ekadā gatapitṛkāṃ kṣīṇavibhavāṃ kāṃcana viralabhūṣaṇāṃ kumārīṃ dadarśa

     once, he saw a girl from (the village) Kāñcī, sparse in ornaments and having grown meager, whose father had left

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भूषण (bhūṣaṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भूषणम् bhūṣaṇam	भूषणे bhūṣaṇe	भूषणानि / भूषणा¹ bhūṣaṇāni / bhūṣaṇā¹
Vocative	भूषण bhūṣaṇa	भूषणे bhūṣaṇe	भूषणानि / भूषणा¹ bhūṣaṇāni / bhūṣaṇā¹
Accusative	भूषणम् bhūṣaṇam	भूषणे bhūṣaṇe	भूषणानि / भूषणा¹ bhūṣaṇāni / bhūṣaṇā¹
Instrumental	भूषणेन bhūṣaṇena	भूषणाभ्याम् bhūṣaṇābhyām	भूषणैः / भूषणेभिः¹ bhūṣaṇaiḥ / bhūṣaṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	भूषणाय bhūṣaṇāya	भूषणाभ्याम् bhūṣaṇābhyām	भूषणेभ्यः bhūṣaṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	भूषणात् bhūṣaṇāt	भूषणाभ्याम् bhūṣaṇābhyām	भूषणेभ्यः bhūṣaṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	भूषणस्य bhūṣaṇasya	भूषणयोः bhūṣaṇayoḥ	भूषणानाम् bhūṣaṇānām
Locative	भूषणे bhūṣaṇe	भूषणयोः bhūṣaṇayoḥ	भूषणेषु bhūṣaṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• भूषणदायक (bhūṣaṇadāyaka, “the bestowing of ornaments”)
• भूषणपेटिका (bhūṣaṇapeṭikā, “a jewel casket”)

Descendants

• Pali: bhūsana
• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀽𑀲𑀡 (bhūsaṇa)
• → Malay: busana (“beautiful clothes”)
  • Indonesian: busana
• → Hindi: भूषण (bhūṣaṇ, “jewel, embellishment”)
• → Old Javanese: bhūṣaṇa (“embellishment, adornment, ornament, decoration, festive attire”)
  • Javanese: ꦧꦸꦱꦤ (busana, “cloth”)
  • → Balinese: ᬪᬹᬱᬡ (busana, “raiment; cloth; ornament”)
• → Tamil: பூஷணம் (pūṣaṇam), பூடணம் (pūṭaṇam)
• → Thai: ภูษณ (“jewellery, clothing”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भूषण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 764.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “भूषण”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1208
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhūṣaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 546