Śuṣṇa
mythological figure · 2 works · 22 mentions · 28 anchored passages
Susna · dry Susna · the Dāsa · the non-nourishing · the shriveller
in the texts
Rigveda
Wily demon overthrown by Indra through cunning.
By your wiles, O Indra, you have overthrown Śuṣṇa the wily.
Indra split open the horned Śuṣṇa.
You aided Kutsa in the slayings of Śuṣṇa;
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Śuṣṇa, a demon slain by Indra.
who slew Śambara and who slew Śuṣṇa;