Kaushik

Kaushik (Hindi: कौशिक) or Kaushike (Marathi: कौशिके) or Koushik/Kousik is the surname and patri-clan (gotra) of Brahmins and Kshatriya named after Brahmarishi Vishvamitra. [1] Kaushik is used as surname by Brahmins and Kshatriya of Vishwamitra or Kaushika gotra. Kaushik/Koushik is ancient Indian'Gotra' applied to an indo-aryan clan. Origin of Kaushik can be referenced to an ancient Hindu text. There was a Rishi (saint) by the name of "Vishvamitra" literally meaning 'friend of the universe','Vishwa' as in universe and 'Mitra' as in friend, he was also called as Rishi "Kaushik".Vishvamitra is famous in many legendary stories and in different works of Hindu mythology.[2][3] Kaushika is pravara of Vishwamitra gotra.[4]

Etymology

The name "Koushika" (i.e. Kaushik) literally means "descended from Kusha".[5]

Other theories

British writer John Garrett (1871) believed that Kush here refers to the name of a place in Central Asia.[6] According to Robert Vane Russell, Kaushik may be derived from Kusha grass.[7]

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. The Eastern Anthropologist, Volumes 42-43. Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society. 1989. p. 218. The list of sages varies in different sacred books, but their gotra names are Kashyapa, Vasishta, Agastya, Bhrigu, Gautam, Bharadvaja, Atri and Viswamitra or Kaushik. Often the names of gotras, such as Kaushik, Kashyapa and Bharadwaja, are employed as surnames by the Brahmans
  2. The Eastern Anthropologist, Volumes 42-43. Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society. 1989. p. 218. The list of sages varies in different sacred books, but their gotra names are Kashyapa, Vasishta, Agastya, Bhrigu, Gautam, Bharadvaja, Atri and Viswamitra or Kaushik. Often the names of gotras, such as Kaushik, Kashyapa and Bharadwaja, are employed as surnames by the Brahmans
  3. Devdutt Pattanaik (9 October 2017). Ram: The Student (Penguin Petit). Penguin Random House India. ISBN 9789387326064. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. Syed Siraj ul Hassan (1989). The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions, Volume 1. Asian Educational Services. p. 120. ISBN 9788120604889.
  5. Bibek Debroy (9 September 2016). Harivamsha. Penguin UK. p. 435. ISBN 9789386057914. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. John Garrett (1975) [1871]. A Classical Dictionary of India. Atlantic. pp. 732–. GGKEY:YTLNG1DG7JN.
  7. Russell, Robert Vane (1916). The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India (Volumes I and II). ISBN 9781465582942.
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