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): /bʱuː.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/

Adjective

भूषण • (bhūṣaṇa) stem

1. decorating, ornating, embellishing

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भूषण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भूषणः (bhūṣaṇaḥ)	भूषणौ (bhūṣaṇau) भूषणा¹ (bhūṣaṇā¹)	भूषणाः (bhūṣaṇāḥ) भूषणासः¹ (bhūṣaṇāsaḥ¹)
vocative	भूषण (bhūṣaṇa)	भूषणौ (bhūṣaṇau) भूषणा¹ (bhūṣaṇā¹)	भूषणाः (bhūṣaṇāḥ) भूषणासः¹ (bhūṣaṇāsaḥ¹)
accusative	भूषणम् (bhūṣaṇam)	भूषणौ (bhūṣaṇau) भूषणा¹ (bhūṣaṇā¹)	भूषणान् (bhūṣaṇān)
instrumental	भूषणेन (bhūṣaṇena)	भूषणाभ्याम् (bhūṣaṇābhyām)	भूषणैः (bhūṣaṇaiḥ) भूषणेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of भूषणी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भूषणी (bhūṣaṇī)	भूषण्यौ (bhūṣaṇyau) भूषणी¹ (bhūṣaṇī¹)	भूषण्यः (bhūṣaṇyaḥ) भूषणीः¹ (bhūṣaṇīḥ¹)
vocative	भूषणि (bhūṣaṇi)	भूषण्यौ (bhūṣaṇyau) भूषणी¹ (bhūṣaṇī¹)	भूषण्यः (bhūṣaṇyaḥ) भूषणीः¹ (bhūṣaṇīḥ¹)
accusative	भूषणीम् (bhūṣaṇīm)	भूषण्यौ (bhūṣaṇyau) भूषणी¹ (bhūṣaṇī¹)	भूषणीः (bhūṣaṇīḥ)
instrumental	भूषण्या (bhūṣaṇyā)	भूषणीभ्याम् (bhūṣaṇībhyām)	भूषणीभिः (bhūṣaṇībhiḥ)
dative	भूषण्यै (bhūṣaṇyai)	भूषणीभ्याम् (bhūṣaṇībhyām)	भूषणीभ्यः (bhūṣaṇībhyaḥ)
ablative	भूषण्याः (bhūṣaṇyāḥ) भूषण्यै² (bhūṣaṇyai²)	भूषणीभ्याम् (bhūṣaṇībhyām)	भूषणीभ्यः (bhūṣaṇībhyaḥ)
genitive	भूषण्याः (bhūṣaṇyāḥ) भूषण्यै² (bhūṣaṇyai²)	भूषण्योः (bhūṣaṇyoḥ)	भूषणीनाम् (bhūṣaṇīnām)
locative	भूषण्याम् (bhūṣaṇyām)	भूषण्योः (bhūṣaṇyoḥ)	भूषणीषु (bhūṣaṇīṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of भूषण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भूषणम् (bhūṣaṇam)	भूषणे (bhūṣaṇe)	भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) भूषणा¹ (bhūṣaṇā¹)
vocative	भूषण (bhūṣaṇa)	भूषणे (bhūṣaṇe)	भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) भूषणा¹ (bhūṣaṇā¹)
accusative	भूषणम् (bhūṣaṇam)	भूषणे (bhūṣaṇe)	भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) भूषणा¹ (bhūṣaṇā¹)
instrumental	भूषणेन (bhūṣaṇena)	भूषणाभ्याम् (bhūṣaṇābhyām)	भूषणैः (bhūṣaṇaiḥ) भूषणेभिः¹ (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)

• 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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भूषणम् (bhūṣaṇam)	भूषणे (bhūṣaṇe)	भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) भूषणा¹ (bhūṣaṇā¹)
vocative	भूषण (bhūṣaṇa)	भूषणे (bhūṣaṇe)	भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) भूषणा¹ (bhūṣaṇā¹)
accusative	भूषणम् (bhūṣaṇam)	भूषणे (bhūṣaṇe)	भूषणानि (bhūṣaṇāni) भूषणा¹ (bhūṣaṇā¹)
instrumental	भूषणेन (bhūṣaṇena)	भूषणाभ्याम् (bhūṣaṇābhyām)	भूषणैः (bhūṣaṇaiḥ) भूषणेभिः¹ (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)

• 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