Phussa
Phussa,3 (adj.-n.) [grd.formation fr.phusati2 2; scarcely fr.Sk.puṣya (to puṣ nourish,cp.poseti),but meaning rather “speckled” in all senses.The Sk.puṣyaratha is Sanskritisation of P.phussa°] 1.speckled,gaily-coloured,°kokila the spotted cuckoo [Kern,Toev.s.v.phussa however takes it as “male-cuckoo,” Sk.puṁs-kokila] J.V,419,423; VvA.57.-- As phussaka at A.I,188 (so read for pussaka).-- 2.in sense of “clear,excellent,exquisite” (or it is puṣya in sense of “substance,essence” of anything,as Geiger,P.Gr.§ 40 1a?) in °ratha [cp.Sk,puṣpa°,but prob.to be read puṣya°?] a wonderful state carriage running of its own accord J.II,39; III,238; IV,34; V,248; VI,39 sq.) v.l.pussa°); PvA.74.--rāga [cp.Sk.puṣpa-rāga] topaz Miln.118; VvA.111.-- At Nd1 90 as v.l.to be preferred to pussa° in °tila,°tela,°dantakaṭṭha,etc.with ref.to their use by Brahmins.(Page 480)