शुष्मन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শুষ্মন্ (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬸᬱ᭄ᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• শুষ্মন্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰲𑰬𑰿𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ၐုၑ္မန် (Burmese script)
• શુષ્મન્ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੁਸ਼੍ਮਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦸꦰ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂳𑂭𑂹𑂧𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಶುಷ್ಮೝ (Kannada script)
• ឝុឞ្មន៑ (Khmer script)
• ຨຸຩ຺ມນ຺ (Lao script)
• ശുഷ്മന് (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡠᢢᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘳𑘬𑘿𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠤᢔᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧔𑧌𑧠𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐸𑐲𑑂𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଶୁଷ୍ମନ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢸꢰ꣄ꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆶𑆰𑇀𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖲𑖬𑖿𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ශුෂ‍්මන් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩒𑪀 𑪙𑩴𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚰𑚶𑚢𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
• ஶுஷ்மந் (Tamil script)
• శుష్మౝ (Telugu script)
• ศุษฺมนฺ (Thai script)
• ཤུ་ཥྨ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒳𑒭𑓂𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨃𑨯𑩇𑨢𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕuʂ.mɐn/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕuʂ.mɐn̪/

Etymology 1

From the root शुष् (śuṣ, “to dry, fade, wither, parch”) +‎ -मन् (-man).

Noun

शुष्मन् • (śuṣman) stem, m (root शुष्)

1. fire, flame

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:अग्नि

2. a particular plant

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of शुष्मन् (śuṣman)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शुष्मा śuṣmā	शुष्माणौ / शुष्माणा¹ śuṣmāṇau / śuṣmāṇā¹	शुष्माणः śuṣmāṇaḥ
Vocative	शुष्मन् śuṣman	शुष्माणौ / शुष्माणा¹ śuṣmāṇau / śuṣmāṇā¹	शुष्माणः śuṣmāṇaḥ
Accusative	शुष्माणम् śuṣmāṇam	शुष्माणौ / शुष्माणा¹ śuṣmāṇau / śuṣmāṇā¹	शुष्मणः śuṣmaṇaḥ
Instrumental	शुष्मणा śuṣmaṇā	शुष्मभ्याम् śuṣmabhyām	शुष्मभिः śuṣmabhiḥ
Dative	शुष्मणे śuṣmaṇe	शुष्मभ्याम् śuṣmabhyām	शुष्मभ्यः śuṣmabhyaḥ
Ablative	शुष्मणः śuṣmaṇaḥ	शुष्मभ्याम् śuṣmabhyām	शुष्मभ्यः śuṣmabhyaḥ
Genitive	शुष्मणः śuṣmaṇaḥ	शुष्मणोः śuṣmaṇoḥ	शुष्मणाम् śuṣmaṇām
Locative	शुष्मणि / शुष्मन्¹ śuṣmaṇi / śuṣman¹	शुष्मणोः śuṣmaṇoḥ	शुष्मसु śuṣmasu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

From the root श्वस् (śvas, “to blow, hiss”) +‎ -मन् (-man).

Noun

शुष्मन् • (śuṣman) stem, n (root श्वस्)

1. strength, vigor
2. courage, valor

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of शुष्मन् (śuṣman)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शुष्म śuṣma	शुष्मणी śuṣmaṇī	शुष्माणि / शुष्म¹ / शुष्मा¹ śuṣmāṇi / śuṣma¹ / śuṣmā¹
Vocative	शुष्मन् / शुष्म śuṣman / śuṣma	शुष्मणी śuṣmaṇī	शुष्माणि / शुष्म¹ / शुष्मा¹ śuṣmāṇi / śuṣma¹ / śuṣmā¹
Accusative	शुष्म śuṣma	शुष्मणी śuṣmaṇī	शुष्माणि / शुष्म¹ / शुष्मा¹ śuṣmāṇi / śuṣma¹ / śuṣmā¹
Instrumental	शुष्मणा śuṣmaṇā	शुष्मभ्याम् śuṣmabhyām	शुष्मभिः śuṣmabhiḥ
Dative	शुष्मणे śuṣmaṇe	शुष्मभ्याम् śuṣmabhyām	शुष्मभ्यः śuṣmabhyaḥ
Ablative	शुष्मणः śuṣmaṇaḥ	शुष्मभ्याम् śuṣmabhyām	शुष्मभ्यः śuṣmabhyaḥ
Genitive	शुष्मणः śuṣmaṇaḥ	शुष्मणोः śuṣmaṇoḥ	शुष्मणाम् śuṣmaṇām
Locative	शुष्मणि / शुष्मन्¹ śuṣmaṇi / śuṣman¹	शुष्मणोः śuṣmaṇoḥ	शुष्मसु śuṣmasu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शुष्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1085, column 1.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “śuṣman”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.