āsura

Dictionary meanings for āsura from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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āsura

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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a. (rī f.) [asurasyedaṃ aṇ opp. daiva] 1 Belonging to Asuras.

2 Belonging to evil spirits; āsurī [Page0269-b+ 56] māyā, āsurī rātriḥ &c.

3 Infernal, demoniacal; āsuraṃ bhāvamāśritaḥ Bg. 7. 15 (for a full exposition of what constitutes āsura conduct, see Bg. 16. 7-24).

4 Not performing sac- rifices.

5 Divine, spiritual. raḥ 1 A demon [svārthe aṇ].

2 One of the eight forms of marriage, in which the...

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

mf (I) n. (fr. asura), spiritual, divine RV.; VS.; AV. 160,3 28046 mf (I) n. belonging or devoted to evil spirits 160,3 28047 mf (I) n. belonging or relating to the Asuras asura s RV.; AV.; VS.; Ka1tyS3r.; Prab.; Das3. &c 160,3 28048 mf (I) n. infernal, demoniacal 160,3 28049

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√asu

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√aśū

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