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कुशद्वीप (kuzadvIpa)

 
Monier Williams Cologne
English
कुश—द्वीप
m.
N.
 of one of the seven large Dvīpas or divisions of the universe,
MBh.
 xiii, 673
BhP.
MatsyaP.
Shabdartha Kaustubha
Kannada
कुशद्वीप
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वैजयन्तीकोषः
Sanskrit
Word: कुशद्वीपम्
Root: कुशद्वीप
Gender: नपुं
Number: all
अर्थः ⇒
Meaning(s):
⇒ One of the six islands of Anudvīpa
Shloka(s):
3|1|14|2 ► शङ्खद्वीपं कुशद्वीपं वराहद्वीपमित्यपि॥ (भूमिकाण्डः/देशाध्यायः)
3|1|17|1 ► अतः पूर्वं कुशद्वीपं चम्कद्वीपमप्यदः। (भूमिकाण्डः/देशाध्यायः)
Synonym(s):
➠ 3|1|14|2 ⇢ कुशद्वीपम् (कुशद्वीप) (नपुं) ⇒ One of the six islands of Anudvīpa ⇒
➠ 3|1|17|1 ⇢ कुशद्वीपम् (कुशद्वीप) (नपुं) ⇒ One of the six islands of Anudvīpa ⇒
➠ 3|1|17|1 ⇢ चम्पकद्वीपम् (चम्पकद्वीप) (नपुं) ⇒ Epithet of Kuśadvīpa ⇒
Related word(s):
isa_k ➡ अनुद्वीपाः
Mahabharata
English
Kuśadvīpa, one of the seven dvīpas. § 575 (Bhūmip.): VI, 11, 402
12, 447 (with a clump of kuśa grass-kuśastamba, so B., C. has ºstambha), 450 (with a mountain of the same name(?) and five other mountains).--§ 730e (Vidyutprabha): XIII, 14, 673 (Śiva gave K. to the Dānava Vidyutprabha).
पुराणम्
English
कुशद्वीप / KUŚADVĪPA. One of the the seven islands. kuśa island is rich in pearls. (bhīṣma parva, Chapter 13). jambū, Plakṣa, Śālmalī, kuśa, krauñca, śāka and puṣkara are the seven islands (saptadvīpas). Śālmalī island has double the area of Plakṣa. Each island, in this order, is twice as large as the preceding one. (devī bhāgavata, 8th skandha).
kuśa island encircles the sea of Surā (Wine.) jyotiṣmān was the chief over the island. He had seven sons called Udbhida, Veṇumān, Vairatha, Lambana, dhṛti, prabhākara and kapila. The Subcontinents, are called by their names. In kuśa island, along with Daityas and Dānavas, Men, devas, Gandharvas, kinnaras and Kimpuruṣas live. There are four castes of people there called Damis, Śuṣmis, Snehas and mandehas, all of them leading righteous lives. The above four castes form the Brahmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya and Sūdra people in the island. There are six mountains there called Vidruma, Hemaśaila, dyutimān, puṣpavān, kuśeśaya and Harimandira. There are also seven rivers there called Dhūtapāpā, śivā, Pavitrā, Sammati, Vidyut, Ambhā and Mahī. These rivers annihilate sins. There are also other small rivers there. There is a kuśastamba (a cluster of kuśa grass) in the island. The stamba which glows like fire illuminates the island by its light and lustre. (bhāgavata). The kuśa island is encircled by the ghṛta ocean. (viṣṇu purāṇa Part II, Chapter 4).