As a deity name
Name 671 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 628 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
भूशय · noun · masculine
विष्णु · नेवला, गोध आदि बिल में रहनेवाले जानवर — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘lying or dwelling on the earth’, N. of Viṣṇu
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Dictionary citations
bhū—śaya m. ‘lying or dwelling on the earth’, N. of Viṣṇu, MBh.
any animal living in the e˚, Car.
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