1 The Kali age.

2 The month called pauṣa.

3 The eighth lunar mansion (consisting of three stars), written also tiṣya. ṣyaṃ Ved. 1 The blossom.

2 Foam, scum. ṣyā The asterism called puṣya. Comp. abhiṣekaḥ, snānaṃ a cere- mony of coronating a king &c. when the moon stands in the as- terism Puṣya. yogaḥ the moon when in conjunction with Puṣya rathaḥ = puṣparathaḥ q. v.