भूषण

See also: भाषण and भीषण

Sanskrit

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

भूषण • (bhūṣaṇa) stem

1. decorating, ornating, embellishing

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भूषण
Nom. sg.	भूष्णः (bhūṣṇaḥ)
Gen. sg.	भूष्णस्य (bhūṣṇasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भूष्णः (bhūṣṇaḥ)	भूष्णौ (bhūṣṇau)	भूष्णाः (bhūṣṇāḥ)
Vocative	भूष्ण (bhūṣṇa)	भूष्णौ (bhūṣṇau)	भूष्णाः (bhūṣṇāḥ)
Accusative	भूष्णम् (bhūṣṇam)	भूष्णौ (bhūṣṇau)	भूष्णान् (bhūṣṇān)
Instrumental	भूष्णेन (bhūṣṇena)	भूष्णाभ्याम् (bhūṣṇābhyām)	भूष्णैः (bhūṣṇaiḥ)
Dative	भूष्णाय (bhūṣṇāya)	भूष्णाभ्याम् (bhūṣṇābhyām)	भूष्णेभ्यः (bhūṣṇebhyaḥ)
Ablative	भूष्णात् (bhūṣṇāt)	भूष्णाभ्याम् (bhūṣṇābhyām)	भूष्णेभ्यः (bhūṣṇebhyaḥ)
Genitive	भूष्णस्य (bhūṣṇasya)	भूष्णयोः (bhūṣṇayoḥ)	भूष्णानाम् (bhūṣṇānām)
Locative	भूष्णे (bhūṣṇe)	भूष्णयोः (bhūṣṇayoḥ)	भूष्णेषु (bhūṣṇeṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of भूषण
Nom. sg.	भूष्णा (bhūṣṇā)
Gen. sg.	भूष्णायाः (bhūṣṇāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भूष्णा (bhūṣṇā)	भूष्णे (bhūṣṇe)	भूष्णाः (bhūṣṇāḥ)
Vocative	भूष्णे (bhūṣṇe)	भूष्णे (bhūṣṇe)	भूष्णाः (bhūṣṇāḥ)
Accusative	भूष्णाम् (bhūṣṇām)	भूष्णे (bhūṣṇe)	भूष्णाः (bhūṣṇāḥ)
Instrumental	भूष्णया (bhūṣṇayā)	भूष्णाभ्याम् (bhūṣṇābhyām)	भूष्णाभिः (bhūṣṇābhiḥ)
Dative	भूष्णायै (bhūṣṇāyai)	भूष्णाभ्याम् (bhūṣṇābhyām)	भूष्णाभ्यः (bhūṣṇābhyaḥ)
Ablative	भूष्णायाः (bhūṣṇāyāḥ)	भूष्णाभ्याम् (bhūṣṇābhyām)	भूष्णाभ्यः (bhūṣṇābhyaḥ)
Genitive	भूष्णायाः (bhūṣṇāyāḥ)	भूष्णयोः (bhūṣṇayoḥ)	भूष्णानाम् (bhūṣṇānām)
Locative	भूष्णायाम् (bhūṣṇāyām)	भूष्णयोः (bhūṣṇayoḥ)	भूष्णासु (bhūṣṇāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of भूषण
Nom. sg.	भूष्णम् (bhūṣṇam)
Gen. sg.	भूष्णस्य (bhūṣṇasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भूष्णम् (bhūṣṇam)	भूष्णे (bhūṣṇe)	भूष्णानि (bhūṣṇāni)
Vocative	भूष्ण (bhūṣṇa)	भूष्णे (bhūṣṇe)	भूष्णानि (bhūṣṇāni)
Accusative	भूष्णम् (bhūṣṇam)	भूष्णे (bhūṣṇe)	भूष्णानि (bhūṣṇāni)
Instrumental	भूष्णेन (bhūṣṇena)	भूष्णाभ्याम् (bhūṣṇābhyām)	भूष्णैः (bhūṣṇaiḥ)
Dative	भूष्णाय (bhūṣṇāya)	भूष्णाभ्याम् (bhūṣṇābhyām)	भूष्णेभ्यः (bhūṣṇebhyaḥ)
Ablative	भूष्णात् (bhūṣṇāt)	भूष्णाभ्याम् (bhūṣṇābhyām)	भूष्णेभ्यः (bhūṣṇebhyaḥ)
Genitive	भूष्णस्य (bhūṣṇasya)	भूष्णयोः (bhūṣṇayoḥ)	भूष्णानाम् (bhūṣṇānām)
Locative	भूष्णे (bhūṣṇe)	भूष्णयोः (bhūṣṇayoḥ)	भूष्णेषु (bhūṣṇeṣu)

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) Kâñcî, sparse in ornaments and having grown meager, whose father had left

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of भूषण
Nom. sg.	भूष्णम् (bhūṣṇam)
Gen. sg.	भूष्णस्य (bhūṣṇasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	भूष्णम् (bhūṣṇam)	भूष्णे (bhūṣṇe)	भूष्णानि (bhūṣṇāni)
Vocative	भूष्ण (bhūṣṇa)	भूष्णे (bhūṣṇe)	भूष्णानि (bhūṣṇāni)
Accusative	भूष्णम् (bhūṣṇam)	भूष्णे (bhūṣṇe)	भूष्णानि (bhūṣṇāni)
Instrumental	भूष्णेन (bhūṣṇena)	भूष्णाभ्याम् (bhūṣṇābhyām)	भूष्णैः (bhūṣṇaiḥ)
Dative	भूष्णाय (bhūṣṇāya)	भूष्णाभ्याम् (bhūṣṇābhyām)	भूष्णेभ्यः (bhūṣṇebhyaḥ)
Ablative	भूष्णात् (bhūṣṇāt)	भूष्णाभ्याम् (bhūṣṇābhyām)	भूष्णेभ्यः (bhūṣṇebhyaḥ)
Genitive	भूष्णस्य (bhūṣṇasya)	भूष्णयोः (bhūṣṇayoḥ)	भूष्णानाम् (bhūṣṇānām)
Locative	भूष्णे (bhūṣṇe)	भूष्णयोः (bhūṣṇayoḥ)	भूष्णेषु (bhūṣṇeṣu)

Descendants

• 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”)

See also

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

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भूषण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 764.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhūṣaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press