a teacher or spiritual preceptor
— आचार्यः (ācāryaḥ),
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
असुरasura
असुर (asura) is a Sanskrit word meaning spiritual, incorporeal, divine, a spirit or supreme spirit, the chief of the evil spirits, an evil spirit, demon, ghost, or opponent of the gods, an epithet of Rahu, the sun. Its 53 recorded definitions are grouped into 18 contexts, among them Asura-related Compounds and Derived Terms, Comprehensive Lexicographical Entries, Divine or Spiritual Being (Early Sense).
- Roots
- 2. अस् (2. as), 1. अस् (1. as)
- Definitions
- 53
Meanings by context
Comprehensive Lexicographical Entries
6 definitions
1. A demon. 2. The sun. 3. Night. 4. A zodiacal sign. 5. A prostitute. 6. Black mustard. 7. The wife of a demon.
अ (a)सुर (sura) (asura) [Printed book page 096]
अ (a)सुर (sura) (asura) mf. (-रः (-raḥ)-रा (-rā) (-raḥ-rā)) An Asura or demon: the Asuras are children of DITI by KAŚYAPA; they are demons of the first order, and in perpetual hostility with the gods. m. (-रः (-raḥ)) The sun. f. (-रा (-rā))
अ (a)सुर (sura) (asura) mf. (-रः (-raḥ)-रा (-rā) (-raḥ-rā)) An Asura or demon: the Asuras are children of DITI by KAŚYAPA; they are demons of the first order, and in perpetual hostility with the gods. m. (-रः (-raḥ)) The sun. f. (-रा (-rā))
1 Night.
2 A zodiacal sign.
3 A prostitute. f. (-री (-rī))
1 Black mustard, (Sinapis ramosa.)
2 The wife of an Asura.
E. अ (a) neg. and सुर (sura) a deity; or अ (a)स् (as) to send, to cast, &c. and उरन् (uran) Uṇādi affix, टाप् (ṭāp) and ङीप् (ṅīp) for the fem.; or अ (a) neg. and सुर (sura)ा (surā) spirituous liquor, personified as a damsel produced at the churning of the ocean, who was rejected by the demons and received by the gods.
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— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A demon or the sun. 2. Night or a prostitute. 3. Black mustard or the wife of a demon.
असुर (asura) [Printed book page 076-a]
अ-सुर (a-sura) (रः) ((raḥ)) 1. m. A demon; the sun. (रा (rā)) f. Night; a prostitute. (री (rī)) Black mustard; wife of a demon or Asur. [ID=4020]
अ-सुर (a-sura) (रः) ((raḥ)) 1. m. A demon; the sun. (रा (rā)) f. Night; a prostitute. (री (rī)) Black mustard; wife of a demon or Asur. [ID=4020]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. An evil spirit or demon. 2. The sun. 3. An elephant.
असुर (asura) [Printed book page 087-21]
असुर (asura) m. 1. An evil spirit, a demon; (the word is thus derived in the following stanza- सुराप्रतिग्रहाद्देवाः सुरा इत्यभिविश्रुताः । अप्रतिग्रहणात्तस्या दैतेयाश्चासुरास्तथा ॥ (surāpratigrahāddevāḥ surā ityabhiviśrutāḥ . apratigrahaṇāttasyā daiteyāścāsurāstathā ..)), R. iii.54; 2. the sun; 3. an elephant. [ID=4452]
असुर (asura) m. 1. An evil spirit, a demon; (the word is thus derived in the following stanza- सुराप्रतिग्रहाद्देवाः सुरा इत्यभिविश्रुताः । अप्रतिग्रहणात्तस्या दैतेयाश्चासुरास्तथा ॥ (surāpratigrahāddevāḥ surā ityabhiviśrutāḥ . apratigrahaṇāttasyā daiteyāścāsurāstathā ..)), R. iii.54; 2. the sun; 3. an elephant. [ID=4452]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. A demon. 2. The sun. 3. Night. 4. A zodiacal sign. 5. A prostitute. 6. Black mustard. 7. The wife of an Asura.
अ (a)सुर (asura) [Printed book page 079-b]
अ (a)सुर (asura)
अ (a)सुर (asura)
mf. (-रः (-raḥ)-रा (-rā) (-raḥ-rā)) An Asura or demon: the Asuras are children of DITI by KASYAPA; they are demons of the first order, and in perpetual hostility with the gods.
m. (-रः (-raḥ)) The sun.
f. (-रा (-rā))
1. Night.
2. A zodiacal sign.
3. A prostitute.
f. (-री (-rī))
1. Black mustard, (Sinapis ramosa.)
2. The wife of an Asura.
E. अ (a) neg. and मुर (mura) a deity; or अ (a)स् (as) to send, to cast, &c. and उरन् (uran) Unādi affix, टाप् (ṭāp) and ङीप् (ṅīp) for the fem. or अ (a) neg. and सुरा (surā) spirituous liquor, personified as a damsel produced at the churning of the ocean, who was rejected by the demons and received by the gods.
[ID=4640]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Eternal. 2. A demon. 3. A female demon.
असुर (asura) [Printed book page 0065-a]
असुर (asura) asura, i. e. 1. as + ura, I. adj.
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असुर (asura) asura, i. e. 1. as + ura, I. adj.
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Eternal, Chr. 290, 2 = Rigv. i. 64, 2.
II. m. An Asura, or demon, Kir. 5, 30.
III. f. rī, A female Asura, or demon,
MBh. 3, 12203. — Comp. Deva-, I. m.
pl. the gods and the demons, Rām. 1,
45, 27. II. adj. 1. referring to the gods
and the demons, Rām. 1, 34, 8 Gorr. 2.
n. elliptically (supply yuddha), the war
between the gods and the demons,
Rām. 3, 53, 8.
[ID=1296]— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Living, spiritual, or divine. 2. A demon, evil spirit, or chief of the Asuras. 3. The sun. 4. Rahu. 5. An elephant.
असुर (asura) [Printed book page 0106-a]
Asura, as, ā, am, Ved. living, alive, spiritual; an epithet of the supreme spirit; Varuṇa; incorporeal, super- human, divine; (as), m. spirit; an incorporeal being of an evil kind; an evil spirit, a demon; a ghost or spectre; a general name for the chief of the Asuras [these Asuras are often regarded as the children of Diti by Kaśyapa, see daitya; as such they are demons of the first order in perpetual hostility with the gods, and must not be confounded with the Rākṣasas or imps who animate dead bodies and disturb sacrifices]; the sun; Rāhu; an elephant; N. of a warrior-tribe; (according to Sāy.) a cloud ?; (ā), f. night; a zodiacal sign; a prostitute; (ī), f. a female demon, the wife of an Asura; N. of the plant Sinapis Racemosa Roxb. [Observe, in later San- skṛt, sura has been formed from asura, as sita from asita, q. v.] —Asura-kumāra, ās, m. pl. a class of deities belonging to the Bhavanādhīśas. —Asura-kṣayaṇa, as, ā, am, or asura-kṣiti, is, is, i, Ved. destroying the Asuras. —Asura-tva, am, n., Ved. spirituality, supernatural or divine dig- nity. —Asura-māyā, f., Ved. demoniacal magic. —Asura-rakṣasa, āni, n. pl., Ved. the Asuras and Rākṣasas; (am), n. sing. a demoniacal being, partaking of the qualities of both the classes of evil spirits. —Asura-rāj, ṭ, m. king of the Asuras,
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epithet of the Asura Baka. —Asura-ripu, us, m. enemy of the Asuras, epithet of Viṣṇu. —Asura- sūdana, as, m. destroyer of the Asuras, epithet of Viṣṇu. —Asura-han, ā, ghnī, a, Ved. destroying the Asuras, epithet of Agni, Indra, &c. —Asurā- cārya (°ra-āc°), as, m. teacher of the Asuras; epithet of the regent of the planet Venus. —Asurā- dhipa (°ra-adh°), as, m. lord of the Asuras; N. of Bali Vairocani and of Māyādhara. —Asurāhva (°ra- āh°), am, n. bell-metal, named after an Asura. [ID=7555]
Asura, as, ā, am, Ved. living, alive, spiritual; an epithet of the supreme spirit; Varuṇa; incorporeal, super- human, divine; (as), m. spirit; an incorporeal being of an evil kind; an evil spirit, a demon; a ghost or spectre; a general name for the chief of the Asuras [these Asuras are often regarded as the children of Diti by Kaśyapa, see daitya; as such they are demons of the first order in perpetual hostility with the gods, and must not be confounded with the Rākṣasas or imps who animate dead bodies and disturb sacrifices]; the sun; Rāhu; an elephant; N. of a warrior-tribe; (according to Sāy.) a cloud ?; (ā), f. night; a zodiacal sign; a prostitute; (ī), f. a female demon, the wife of an Asura; N. of the plant Sinapis Racemosa Roxb. [Observe, in later San- skṛt, sura has been formed from asura, as sita from asita, q. v.] —Asura-kumāra, ās, m. pl. a class of deities belonging to the Bhavanādhīśas. —Asura-kṣayaṇa, as, ā, am, or asura-kṣiti, is, is, i, Ved. destroying the Asuras. —Asura-tva, am, n., Ved. spirituality, supernatural or divine dig- nity. —Asura-māyā, f., Ved. demoniacal magic. —Asura-rakṣasa, āni, n. pl., Ved. the Asuras and Rākṣasas; (am), n. sing. a demoniacal being, partaking of the qualities of both the classes of evil spirits. —Asura-rāj, ṭ, m. king of the Asuras,
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epithet of the Asura Baka. —Asura-ripu, us, m. enemy of the Asuras, epithet of Viṣṇu. —Asura- sūdana, as, m. destroyer of the Asuras, epithet of Viṣṇu. —Asura-han, ā, ghnī, a, Ved. destroying the Asuras, epithet of Agni, Indra, &c. —Asurā- cārya (°ra-āc°), as, m. teacher of the Asuras; epithet of the regent of the planet Venus. —Asurā- dhipa (°ra-adh°), as, m. lord of the Asuras; N. of Bali Vairocani and of Māyādhara. —Asurāhva (°ra- āh°), am, n. bell-metal, named after an Asura. [ID=7555]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Divine or Spiritual Being (Early Sense)
6 definitions
spiritual, incorporeal, divine
(H2) [Printed book page 121,1]
असुर (asura) a mfn. (√2. अस् (as), Uṇādi-sūtra (Title) ), spiritual, incorporeal, divine, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Atharva-veda (Title) ; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) [ID=21047]
असुर (asura) a mfn. (√2. अस् (as), Uṇādi-sūtra (Title) ), spiritual, incorporeal, divine, Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Atharva-veda (Title) ; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) [ID=21047]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a spirit or supreme spirit
असुर (asura) m. a spirit, good spirit, supreme spirit (said of Varuṇa), Ṛg-veda (Title) ; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā (Title) [ID=21048]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Living, alive, spiritual
असुर (asura) [Printed book page 0214-a]
असुर (asura) a. [असु-र (asu-ra) Uṇādisūtras 1. 42 ]
1 Living, alive, spiritual.
असुर (asura) a. [असु-र (asu-ra) Uṇādisūtras 1. 42 ]
1 Living, alive, spiritual.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
An epithet of the Supreme Spirit or Varuna.
असुर (asura) [Printed book page 0214-a]
असुर (asura) a. [असु-र (asu-ra) Uṇādisūtras 1. 42 ]
2 An epithet of the Supreme Spirit or Varuṇa.
असुर (asura) a. [असु-र (asu-ra) Uṇādisūtras 1. 42 ]
2 An epithet of the Supreme Spirit or Varuṇa.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Incorporeal, superhuman, divine
असुर (asura) [Printed book page 0214-a]
असुर (asura) a. [असु-र (asu-ra) Uṇādisūtras 1. 42 ]
3 Incorporeal, superhuman, divine.
असुर (asura) a. [असु-र (asu-ra) Uṇādisūtras 1. 42 ]
3 Incorporeal, superhuman, divine.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a deity personified
असुर (asura) [Printed book page 1-137]
Asura — a deity personified; to be worshipped in house- buildings. M. 253. 26; 268. 16. [ID=1083]
Asura — a deity personified; to be worshipped in house- buildings. M. 253. 26; 268. 16. [ID=1083]
— The Purana Index
Demonic Being or Evil Spirit (Later Sense)
5 definitions
the chief of the evil spirits
the chief of the evil spirits, Ṛg-veda (Title) ii, 30, 4 and vii, 99, 5 [ID=21049]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
an evil spirit, demon, ghost, or opponent of the gods
an evil spirit, demon, ghost, opponent of the gods, Ṛg-veda (Title) viii, 96, 9 [ID=21050]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
demons of the first order in perpetual hostility with the gods
x ; Atharva-veda (Title) &c. [these Asuras are often regarded as the children of Diti by Kaśyapa See दैत्य (daitya); as such they are demons of the first order in perpetual hostility with the gods, and must not be confounded with the Rākṣasas or imps who animate dead bodies and disturb sacrifices] [ID=21051]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
An enemy of the gods, specifically a Daitya or Danava, distinct from a Rakshasa.
— रः (raḥ) [According to Nir. अ सुरताः स्थानेषु न सुष्ठु रताः स्थानेषु चपला (a suratāḥ sthāneṣu na suṣṭhu ratāḥ sthāneṣu capalā) इत्यर्थः (ityarthaḥ); or अस्ताः प्रच्याविता देवैः स्थानेभ्यः (astāḥ pracyāvitā devaiḥ sthānebhyaḥ); or from असु; असुः प्राणः तेन तद्वंतो भवंति (asu; asuḥ prāṇaḥ tena tadvaṃto bhavaṃti) रो मत्वर्थे (ro matvarthe); or सोर्देवानसृजत तत्सुराणां सुरत्वं (sordevānasṛjata tatsurāṇāṃ suratvaṃ), असोः असुरानसृजत तदसुराणामसुरत्वं; सोः (asoḥ asurānasṛjata tadasurāṇāmasuratvaṃ; soḥ) = प्रशस्तादात्मनः प्रदेशात् (praśastādātmanaḥ pradeśāt)]
2 A general name for the enemies of gods, Daityas and Dānavas, distinguished from Rākṣasas descended from Pulastya.
2 A general name for the enemies of gods, Daityas and Dānavas, distinguished from Rākṣasas descended from Pulastya.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A ghost or spectre.
— रः (raḥ) [According to Nir. अ सुरताः स्थानेषु न सुष्ठु रताः स्थानेषु चपला (a suratāḥ sthāneṣu na suṣṭhu ratāḥ sthāneṣu capalā) इत्यर्थः (ityarthaḥ); or अस्ताः प्रच्याविता देवैः स्थानेभ्यः (astāḥ pracyāvitā devaiḥ sthānebhyaḥ); or from असु; असुः प्राणः तेन तद्वंतो भवंति (asu; asuḥ prāṇaḥ tena tadvaṃto bhavaṃti) रो मत्वर्थे (ro matvarthe); or सोर्देवानसृजत तत्सुराणां सुरत्वं (sordevānasṛjata tatsurāṇāṃ suratvaṃ), असोः असुरानसृजत तदसुराणामसुरत्वं; सोः (asoḥ asurānasṛjata tadasurāṇāmasuratvaṃ; soḥ) = प्रशस्तादात्मनः प्रदेशात् (praśastādātmanaḥ pradeśāt)]
3 A ghost or spectre.
3 A ghost or spectre.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Evolution of Meaning (From Divine to Demonic)
4 definitions
An evil spirit or demon
— रः (raḥ) [According to Nir. अ सुरताः स्थानेषु न सुष्ठु रताः स्थानेषु चपला (a suratāḥ sthāneṣu na suṣṭhu ratāḥ sthāneṣu capalā) इत्यर्थः (ityarthaḥ); or अस्ताः प्रच्याविता देवैः स्थानेभ्यः (astāḥ pracyāvitā devaiḥ sthānebhyaḥ); or from असु; असुः प्राणः तेन तद्वंतो भवंति (asu; asuḥ prāṇaḥ tena tadvaṃto bhavaṃti) रो मत्वर्थे (ro matvarthe); or सोर्देवानसृजत तत्सुराणां सुरत्वं (sordevānasṛjata tatsurāṇāṃ suratvaṃ), असोः असुरानसृजत तदसुराणामसुरत्वं; सोः (asoḥ asurānasṛjata tadasurāṇāmasuratvaṃ; soḥ) = प्रशस्तादात्मनः प्रदेशात् (praśastādātmanaḥ pradeśāt)]
1 An evil spirit, a demon; the Rām. thus accounts for the name:-सुराप्रतिग्रहाद्देवाः सुरा (surāpratigrahāddevāḥ surā) इत्यभिविश्रुताः । अप्रतिग्रहणात्तस्या (ityabhiviśrutāḥ . apratigrahaṇāttasyā) दैतेयाश्चासुरास्तथा (daiteyāścāsurāstathā) [In the oldest parts of the Ṛgveda the term asura is used for the Supreme spirit and in the sense of ‘god’, ‘divine’; it was applied to several of the chief deities such as Indra, Agni, and Varuṇa. It afterwards acquired an entirely opposite meaning, and came to signify a demon or an enemy of the gods. The Brāhmaṇas state that Prajāpati created asuras with the breath (asu); particularly from the lower breath. The Vāyu P. says that Asuras were first produced as sons from Prajāpati's groin; cf. also Nir. above].
1 An evil spirit, a demon; the Rām. thus accounts for the name:-सुराप्रतिग्रहाद्देवाः सुरा (surāpratigrahāddevāḥ surā) इत्यभिविश्रुताः । अप्रतिग्रहणात्तस्या (ityabhiviśrutāḥ . apratigrahaṇāttasyā) दैतेयाश्चासुरास्तथा (daiteyāścāsurāstathā) [In the oldest parts of the Ṛgveda the term asura is used for the Supreme spirit and in the sense of ‘god’, ‘divine’; it was applied to several of the chief deities such as Indra, Agni, and Varuṇa. It afterwards acquired an entirely opposite meaning, and came to signify a demon or an enemy of the gods. The Brāhmaṇas state that Prajāpati created asuras with the breath (asu); particularly from the lower breath. The Vāyu P. says that Asuras were first produced as sons from Prajāpati's groin; cf. also Nir. above].
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Living, spiritual, or divine. 2. A spirit, Lord God, evil spirit, demon, or Asura.
असुर (asura) [Printed book page 035-1]
असुर (asura) ásu-ra, a. living, spiritual, divine;
m. spirit, Lord God; evil spirit, demon, Asura:
-tvá, n. spirituality, divinity; state of an Asura. [ID=3207]
असुर (asura) ásu-ra, a. living, spiritual, divine;
m. spirit, Lord God; evil spirit, demon, Asura:
-tvá, n. spirituality, divinity; state of an Asura. [ID=3207]
— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Spiritual or divine.
2. A spirit or demon.
असुर (sura) (asura) [Printed book page 055]
असुर (sura) (asura) a. spiritual, divine. m. spirit, esp. the highest spirit, later a bad spirit, demon f. ई (ī)† (opp. सुर (sura) a god). [ID=3782]
असुर (sura) (asura) a. spiritual, divine. m. spirit, esp. the highest spirit, later a bad spirit, demon f. ई (ī)† (opp. सुर (sura) a god). [ID=3782]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Spiritual. 2. A spirit of life or a god. 3. A demon or enemy of the gods.
असुर (asura) [Printed book page 123-b]
ásura,
—1. a. spiritual (used of the gods, and designating esp. the difference between celestial and mundane existence);
—2. as m. a spirit of life, a god; ásura adevá, spirit that is no god, demon, 826;
—3. later, demon (456), enemy of the gods, an Asura, a not-god (as if the word were a-sura—whence, by popular etymology, the pendant sura, ‘god’). [asura, 1226 (cf. 1188f), and as-u fr. √1as, 1178b.] [ID=519]
ásura,
—1. a. spiritual (used of the gods, and designating esp. the difference between celestial and mundane existence);
—2. as m. a spirit of life, a god; ásura adevá, spirit that is no god, demon, 826;
—3. later, demon (456), enemy of the gods, an Asura, a not-god (as if the word were a-sura—whence, by popular etymology, the pendant sura, ‘god’). [asura, 1226 (cf. 1188f), and as-u fr. √1as, 1178b.] [ID=519]
— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary
Etymological or Linguistic Notes
3 definitions
a demon, evil spirit, or enemy of the gods
(H2E) [Printed book page 121,1]
असुर (sura) (asura) [In later Sanskṛt सुर (sura) has been formed from असुर (sura) (asura), as सित (sita) from असित (sita) (asita), q.v.] [ID=21060.1]
असुर (sura) (asura) [In later Sanskṛt सुर (sura) has been formed from असुर (sura) (asura), as सित (sita) from असित (sita) (asita), q.v.] [ID=21060.1]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
See asu.
(H1) [Printed book page 121,2]
असु (asu)र (asura) b See असु (asu). [ID=21117]
असु (asu)र (asura) b See असु (asu). [ID=21117]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
See under asu.
[Printed book page 0106-b]
असुर (asura) asura. See under asu. [ID=7571]
असुर (asura) asura. See under asu. [ID=7571]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Narrative, Puranic, and Epic Accounts
3 definitions
the enemies of the gods
असुर (asura) [Printed book page 096-1]
Asura1, pl. (°āḥ), the enemies of the gods; I, 163, 855.—
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Asura1, pl. (°āḥ), the enemies of the gods; I, 163, 855.—
§ 28 (Amṛtam.): I, 17—19, 1110, 1125 (°Dānavāḥ), 1129
(surā°gaṇān), 1130 (surā°), 1168, 1170, 1172 (mahā°), 1181
(°gaṇān), 1182, 1185 (°gaṇa°), 1186 (mahā°): participated
with the gods in the churning of the Ocean, would possess
themselves of the ambrosia, but were vanquished.—§ 30
(Samudra): I, 21, 1211, 1219 (the Ocean is called the
“abode of the Asuras”: Asurāṇāṃ ca bāndhavam, i.e.
śaraṇaṃ, Nīl., I, 21, 7).—§ 31 (Samudradarś.): I, 22, 1231
(Pātālajvalanāvāsam A°āṇāṃ tathālayaṃ).—§ 32 (Kadrū,
Garuḍa): I, 23, 1245 (°ārdanāḥ, i.e. the gods).—§ 44
(Garuḍa): I, 30, 1418 (saṅgrāme devāsure), 1434 (°pura-
vidāraṇāḥ surāḥ).—§ 49 (Vāsuki): I, 39, 1643 (devāsurāḥ).
—§ 84 (Ādivaṃś.): I, 64, 2481 (jajñire kṣetre rājñān tu),
2483 (jajñire bhuvi bhūteṣu teṣu teṣv Asurā, vibho!), 2491
(mahā°), 2498 (surā°-lokānāṃ).—§ 96 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 65,
2541 (Danāyuṣaḥ punaḥ putrāś catvāro 'surapuṅgavāḥ).—
§ 98 (do.): I, 65, 2544 (Asurāṇāṃ upādhyāyaḥ Śukras tv
ṛṣisuto 'bhavat|khyātāś śośanasaḥ putrāś catvāro 'sura-yājakāḥ),
2546.—§ 118 (Aṃśāvat.): I, 66, 2598 (Kaśyapasya Surā-
surāḥ).—§ 130 (Aṃśāv.): I, 67, 2647 (pañcamahā°), 2655
(Tuhuṇḍa ita vikhyāto…Asurottamaḥ, incarnated as
king Bṛhadratha), 2656 (teṣāṃ), 2666 (teṣāṃ), 2694
(v. Sūrya2).—§ 131 (do.): I, 67, 2781 (devā°manuṣyāṇāṃ).
—§ 145 (Kaca): I, 76, 3187, 3191, 3200 (°endrapure
Śukraṃ dṛṣṭvā), 3219, 3225, 3233, 3238; 77, 3265.—§ 146
(Devayānī): I, 78, 3304 (°mandiraṃ); 80, 3340, 3342
(°endrāṇāṃ); 81, 3367 (°guruḥ Śukro), 3369 (°endrasutā,
i.e. Śarmiṣṭhā).—§ 147 (do.): I, 83, 3442 (°dharmaṃ).—
§ 165 (Satyavatīl.): I, 100, 4002, 4047 (yasya hi tvaṃ
sapatnaḥ syā Gandharvasyāsurasya vā).—§ 166 (Citrāṅgadop.):
I, 101, 4073.—§ 167 (Vicitravīryop.): I, 102, 4104
(adject.: devāsura).—§ 175 (Karṇasambhav.): I, 111, 4410.
—§ 215 (Bakavadhap.): I, 160, 6208 (Asurarāṭ = Baka).—
§ 233 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 187, †7017.—§ 257 (Khāṇḍa-
vadahanap.): I, 225, 8202 (surā°).—§ 258 (do.): I, 227,
8256, 8262 (Asurasūdanaḥ = Indra).—§ 264 (Sabhākriyāp.):
II, 4, 118 (yathā°ān Kālakeyān).—§ 265 (Lokapāla-
sabhākhy°): II, 5, 141 (Surā°ān).—§ 277 (Jarāsandha-
vadhap.): II, 22, 872.—§ 298 (Dyūtap.): II, 62, 2105
(mahā°).—§ 310 (Āraṇyakap.): III, 3, †159.—§ 317
(Arjunābhigamanap.): III, 12, 487.—§ 320 (Saubha-
vadhop.): III, 20, 799.—§ 327 (Draupadīparitāpav.):
III, 31, 1188; 33, 1323, 1349 (Asurān iva Vṛtrahā).—
§ 331 (Kairātap.): III, 39, 1590 (sg.), 1626 (sadevā°mānu-
ṣaiḥ).—§ 334 (do.): III, 41, 1703 (Mahā°).—§ 339
(Indralokābhigamanap.): III, 47, 1893 (kecin Nivātaka-
vacāḥ), 1899.—§ 378 (Tīrthay.): III, 94, 8492 (dharman
tatyajire), 8493 (tīrthāni nāviśan), 8496 (Alakṣmīr agamad
A°ān).—§ 387 (Sagara): III, 107, 8873 (A°oraga-
rakṣāṃsi).—§ 405 (Sukanyop.): III, 124, 10390 (surā°aiḥ).
—§ 418 (Tīrthay.): III, 139, 10834 (devā°ebhyaḥ).—§ 436
(Yakṣay.): III, 158, 11530 (surā°niṣevitaṃ).—§ 444
(Nivātakav.): III, 170, 12112, 12116, 12121 (mahā°);
171, 12157 (°ottamāh); 172, 12182 (°saṅgheṣu).—§ 445
(do.): III, 173, 12201, 12206 (maharṣi-Yakṣa-Gandharva-
Pannagā°-Rākṣasaiḥ), 12209 (Kālakeyaiś ca Paulomaiś ca
mahā°), 12228, 12257 (surā°air), 12264 (mahā°), 12269
(atidevā°karmā), 12272 (sa-Yakṣā°-Gandharvaiḥ).—§ 452
(Mārkaṇḍeyas.): III, 183, †12569 (°tarjanena Dhanañjayena).
—§ 457 (Vaivasvatop.): III, 187, 12798 (sa-devā°-mānuṣāḥ
prajāḥ).—§ 458 (Mārkaṇḍeyas.): III, 188, 12817 (devā°gaṇe),
12877 (sa-devā°-D°).—§ 459 (do.): III, 188, 12891 (devā°-
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gaṇe); 189, 12995 (surā°aiḥ).—§ 462 (do.): III, 193,
13216 (devā°saṅgrāmaṃ).—§ 471 (do.): III, 200, 13427
(Vajrapāṇir iv Āsurān).—§ 474 (Dhundhumārop.): III, 201,
13494 (sasurā°-mānavāḥ prajāḥ), 13498 (devā°-mahoragāḥ),
13502.—§ 495 (Skandotp.): III, 223, 14243 (devā°āḥ);
224, 14262 (surā°-namaskṛtaḥ).—§ 496 (do.): III, 224,
14268 (devā°ṃ saṅgrāmaṃ).—§ 507 (Skandayuddha): III,
231, 14580, 14585 (mahā°).—§ 509 (Kārttikeyastava):
III, 232, 14640 (tvaṃ bhāvanaḥ sarva-surā°āṇāṃ, i.e.
Skanda).—§ 513 (Ghoṣayātr.): III, 252, 15165 (Bhīṣma-
Droṇa-Kṛpādīṃś ca pravekṣyanty apare 'surāḥ).—§ 516
(Duryodhanayajña): III, 257, 15341 (°vrataṃ, i.e. surara-
hitaṃ vrataṃ, Nīl.).—§ 526 (Rāmopakhyānap.): III, 275,
15913 (Gandharva-devā°to); 276, 15932 (devā°aiḥ).—
§ 537 (do.): III, 285, 16374 (devā° = the war between the
gods and the Asuras).—§ 543 (do.): III, 291, 16578
(mānuṣā°-bhoginaṃ), 16579 (sadevā°-G°).—§ 544 (do.):
III, 292, 16604 (surā°)—§ 548 (Āraṇeyap.): III, 313,
17319.—§ 549. (Pāṇḍavapr.). IV, 6, 180.—§ 550
(Samayapāl.): IV, 13, 340 (Kālakhañjā ivā°āḥ).—§ 552
(Goharaṇap.): IV, 32, 1040 (devā°samo); 35, 1167
(Vajrapāṇir ivāsurān); 39, 1295 (sarvair api surā°aiḥ);
50, 1571; 59, 1902 (devā°saṃaḥ sannipāto); 61, 1981
(Vajrapāṇir ivā°ān).—§ 555 (Indra): V, 10, 292 (sa-devā°-
mānuṣaṃ tribhuvanaṃ), 309 (= do.); 12, 369 (jagad
sāsura-G°); 15, 459.—§ 558 (Virocana): V, 35, 1199.—
§ 560 (Sanatsujātap.): V, 42, †1580 (pramādād vai parā-
bhavan).—§ 561 (Yānasandhip.): V, 48, †1887; 49, 1925,
1927 (devā°e yuddhe), 1936 (surā°); 61, 2395 (devā°-
bhāvānāṃ), 2401.—§ 562 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 74, 2728;
78, 2808.—§ 564 (do.): V, 100, 3571 (A° Kālakhañjāś
ca tathā Viṣṇupadodbhavāḥ, etc.); 102, 3612 (devair A°-
saṃhitaiḥ); 104, 3645 (devā°eṣu yuddheṣu).—§ 565
(Gālavacarita): V, 107, 3756 (sarvān surā°ān); 108, 3776;
115, 3928; 116, 3940 (bahu-devā°-ālokā).—§ 567 (Bhaga-
vadyānap.): V, 124, 4172 (sarvair api surā°aiḥ), 4175
(sa-Yakṣā°-pannagān); 128, 4301, 4302 (devā°-manuṣyāś
ca); 130, 4401, 4407 (mahā°).—§ 570 (Sainyaniryānap.):
V, 156, 5297 (sa-surā°-Rākṣasaṃ jagat).—§ 572 (Rathā-
tirath.): V, 165, 5725 (devāsureṣv api).—§ 573 (Ambop.):
V, 178, 7031 (jahi Bhīṣmaṃ raṇe Rāma garjantam A°ṃ
yathā); 184, 7288 (sa-devā°-Rākṣase loke).—§ 574
(Jambūkh.): VI, 6, 212 (G° Ā° Rā°), 247 (devāsurāṇāṃ
sarveṣāṃ Śvetaparvata ucyate).—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.):
VI, 21, 774 (surā°); 35, †1268 (G°-Y°-Ās°-Si°-saṅghāḥ).
—§ 578 (Bhīṣmavadh.): VI, 45, 1754 (praikṣanta tad,
raṇaṃ ghoraṃ devāsura-samaṃ yudhi); 48, 1900 (Cakrapāṇir
iv Āsurān); 50, 2073 (yaṃ Bṛhaspatir Indrāya tadā devāsure
'bravīt).—§ 579 (do.): VI, 52, 2185 (devāsura-Gandharvair
lokair).—§ 580 (do.): VI, 58, 2474 (yathā devāsuraṃ
yuddhaṃ).—§ 581 (do.): VI, 65, 2970 (tatrāsuravadhaṃ
kṛtvā); 66, 2980.—§ 583 (do.): VI, 77, 2348 (devā°e
yuddhe); 79, 3474 (do.); 80, †3529 (mahā°).—§ 584 (do.):
VI, 82, 3631 (Vajrapāṇir ivā°ṃ); 83, 3649 (devā°opamaṃ);
86, 3828 (Vajrapāṇir ivā°ān).—§ 585 (do.): VI, 94, 4250;
98, 4450 (sa-devā°-G°-lokaṃ), 4493 (yathā devā°yuddhe).—
§ 586 (do.): VI, 100, 4583 (yathā devā°e yuddhe); 107,
4960 (sendrair api surā°aiḥ), 4961 (do.).—§ 587 (do.): VI,
108, 5027 (Vajrahastam ivā°āḥ); 116, 5411 (yathā devā°e
yuddhe); 118, 5567 (yuddhe devā°opame).—§ 588 (do.): VI,
121, 5804 (surā°).—§ 589 (Droṇābhiṣek.): VII, 3, 103
(Vajrapāṇer ivā°ḥ); 5, 154 (jigīṣanto 'surān saṅkhye Kārtti-
keyam ivāmarāḥ); 10, 333 (devā°air).—§ 590 (do.): VII,
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12, 461 (sendrair api surā°aiḥ); 14, 542 (yathā devā°e
yuddhe); 15, 583 (yuddhaṃ devā°opamaṃ).—§ 592 (Saṃśap-
takavadh.): VII, 19, 758 (yathā…yuddhe devā°e
purā); 21, 891 (surā°); 25, 1084 (yuddham…
devā°opamaṃ), 1120 (Indram A°ān prati jaghnuṣaṃ); 29,
1284.—§ 593 (Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 33, 1463
(sa-surā°G°); 36, 1579 (yathā°balaṃ); 39, 1647 (Skanda-
syevā°aiḥ saha); 48, 1915 (surā°).—§ 595 (Rāma Dāśar.):
VII, 59, 2229 (surā°).—§ 595 (Māndhātṛ): VII, 62, 2272
(devā°-), 2287 (devā°-).—§ 595 (Yayāti): VII, 63, 2295
(devā°yuddha).—§ 595 (Pṛthu Vainya): VII, 69, 2403
(devā°-), 2413 (Asurā duduhur madyam āmapātre tu te
tadā|dogdhā Dvimūrddhā tatrāsīd vatsaś cāsīd Virocanaḥ).—
§ 596 (Pratijñāp.): VII, 73, †2607 (A°sura°-); 74, 2623
(Asuroraga-); 75, 2661 (do.); 77, †2731 (surā°); 81, 2910
(mahā°nighātinā Bhavena, i.e. Śiva).—§ 599 (Jayadratha-
vadhap.): VII, 93, 3378 (°māyāṃ); 94, 3444 (sā°-surāḥ);
102, 3821 (devā°mṛdhe); 105, 3947 (devā°e yuddhe purā);
106, 3968 (devā°opamaḥ saṅgrāmo); 111, 4244 (sa-devā°-
mānuṣaṃ), 4268 (sasurā°mānuṣā); 114, 4495 (yuddhaṃ
devā°opamaṃ); 115, 4601 (do.); 120, 4779 (devā°raṇa-
prakhyaṃ); 122, 4910 (devā°e purā yuddhe yathā); 125,
5065 (Śakreṇeva mahā°aḥ); 128, 5231 (yuddhaṃ devā°-
opamaṃ); 133, 5456 (sa-Yakṣāsura-mānavān); 134, 5511
(vajreṇendra ivā°ān); 135, 5545 (Purandara ivāsuraṃ, i.e.
Vṛtraṃ?); 142, 5886 (purā devā°e yuddhe…yathā);
144, 6048 (devā°G°).—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII,
156, 6853 (A°ān iva Devendro), 6854 (A°ān iva Pāvakiḥ);
158, 7014 (sa devā°mānuṣaṃ); 159, 7048 (surā°āḥ), 7075
(yathā devā°e yuddhe); 163, †7317 (surā°); 169, 7582
(yathā devā°e yuddhe); 170, 7673 (Ā°ān iva Pāvakiḥ); 181,
8234 (surā°).—§ 601 (Droṇavadhap.): VII, 185, 8425
(sa-surā°G°), 8444 (A°oraga-).—§ 602 (Droṇavadhap.):
VII, 192, 8819 (yuddhe devā°opame).—§ 603 (Nārāya-
ṇāstram.): VII, 195, 9001 (A°oraga-), 9019 (Śacīpatir ivā°);
197, 9101 (D° Ā°oraga-); 201, 9442, 9465 (surā°), 9473
(devāsura°); 202, 9543, 9547 (surā°), 9555 (°āṇāṃ purāṇi
trīṇi), 9561, 9571 (°āṇām antakaraḥ, i.e. Śiva).—§ 604
(Karṇap.): VIII, 9, 254 (Vajrahasta ivā°ān).—§ 605 (do.):
VIII, 12, 441 (devā°samaprabhe); 14, 563 (yathā devā°e
yuddhe); 19, 769 (Śakra ivā°ān); 30, 1205 (saṅgrāmaṃ
devā°); 31, 1319 (surā°).—§ 606 (Tripurākhy.): VIII,
33, 1391 (yuddhe devā°e), 1393, 1399, 1432; 34, 1539,
1547, 1566, 1569 (°gaṇān), 1574 (devā° gaṇādhyakṣaḥ, i.e.
Maheśvaraḥ), 1578.—§ 606b (Paraśu-Rāma): VIII, 34,
1605 (mahā°).—§ 606 (Karṇap.): VIII, 35, 1626.—§ 607
(do.): VIII, 37, †1742 (A°-sura-mahoragāḥ); 41, 1959
(devā°-manuṣyeṣu); 42, 1978 (surā°).—§ 608 (do.): VIII,
46, 2148 (devā°camūpamaḥ), 2199 (surā°); 47, 2233
(devā°samaḥ); 48, 2273 (devā°opamaṃ); 51, 2493 (viṣṇur
ivā°ān); 60, 3024 (devā°e mṛdhe); 61, 3130 (vajreṇendra
ivā°ān); 66, 3316 (jitvā°am ivāmarau = Vṛtra?); 72, †3629
(surā°); 73, 3641 (sa-surā°mānuṣān); 74, †3800; 77, †3864
(iva); 79, †4056 (sa-Kālakeyān A°ān sametān); 82, †4207
(yathā); 86, 4359 (sa-D° Ā°Ga°); 87, 4412, 4432, 4434
(sided with Karṇa); 88, †4490 (D°N° Ās°Si° Y°air), †4494
(yathā), †4498 (surā°); 89, †4568; 91, †4789 (nārāśva N° Ā°),
4791 (devā°ān).—§ 609 (Śalyap.): IX, 1, 9 (devā°raṇopamaṃ).
—§ 610 (do.): IX, 3, 185 (do.); 7, 323 (sa-surā°mānavaṃ),
331 (do.).—§ 611 (do.): IX, 9, 413 (devā°opamaṃ), 446
(devāsuropame); 10, 520 (yathā devā°aṃ yuddhaṃ); 15,
795 (yathā…śakrasyā°saṅkṣaye); 23, 1182 (devā°-
ranopamam): 26, 1436 (Sahasrākṣa ivā°ān).—§ 615j
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(Maṅkaṇaka): IX, 38, 2236 (surā°sya jagato gatis tvam asi,
Śūladhṛk!).—§ 615 (Baladevatīrthay.): IX, 41, 2346, 2347.
—§ 615u (Skanda): IX, 45, 2523, 2529 (devā°e yuddhe).—
§ 615gg (Sārasvata): IX, 51, 2951 (mahā°).—§ 615 (Gadā-
yuddhap.): IX, 58, 3250; 61, 3455 (devair A°ghātibhiḥ);
63, 3519 (devā°e yuddhe).—§ 616 (Sauptikap.): X, 4, 155
(mahā°); 8, 441.—§ 621 (Rājadh.): XII, 8, 229 (devā°ṃ
yathā, i.e. the conduct of D. and A.).—§ 632 (Ṣoḍacarājop.,
cf. Bhagīratha): XII, 29, 957 (°āṇāṃ sahasrāṇi…
ajayat Pākaśāsaṇaḥ).—§ 632 (do., cf. Yayāti): XII, 29, 990
(vyūḍhā°yuddhe).—§ 635 (Rājadh.): XII, 33, 1184 (yuddhe
devā°e purā; A°ā bhrātaro jyeṣṭhā devā ścāpi yavīyasaḥ).—
§ 637 (do.): XII, 47, 1623 (surā°G°).—§ 639 (do.): XII,
50, 1830.—§ 640 (do.): XII, 58, 2105 (utthānenā°āhatāḥ).
—§ 641 (do.): XII, 64, †2410 (urvīṃ sā°āṃ); 90, 3388
(devā°); 121, 4411 (sa-surā°mānuṣaṃ), 4466 (sa-surā°-
rakṣasāṃ lokānāṃ); 122, 4497 (apāṃ rājye 'surāṇāñ ca
vidadhe Varuṇaṃ prabhuṃ).—§ 647 (Āpaddh.): XII, 139,
5188 (devā°).—§ 652b (Indrota-Pārikṣitīya): XII, 152,
†5667 (surā°).—§ 655 (Āpaddh.): XII, 158, 5890.—§ 656
(Khaḍgotpattik.): XII, 166, 6150 (°sattamāḥ), 6176.—
§ 660 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 188, 6932 (Dai° Ā°m-o°).—§ 664
(do.): XII, 207, 7545 (mahāsattvān).—§ 666 (do.): XII,
209, 7610 (Narakādyā mahā°, tathaiva cānye bahavo Dānavā
yuddhadurmadāḥ).—§ 667 (do.): XII, 210, 7657 (N° Ā°-
manuṣyāṃś ca), 7665 (surā°); 211, 7693 (do.); 216, 7837
(tapo hy adhiṣṭhitaṃ devais, tapoghnam A°ais tamas), 7838
(devā°guṇān).—§ 671b (Bali-Vāsavas.): XII, 223, 8060
(devā°); 225, 8179 (devā°ṃ yuddhaṃ), 8180 (devā°e yuddhe)
—§ 672b (Mokṣadh.): XII, 226, †8201 (mahā°).—§ 673b
(Bali-Vāsavas.): XII, 227, 8218 (devā°e yuddhe), 8289
(devā°samāgame), †8330.—§ 674 (Śrī-Vāsavas.): XII, 229,
8359 (Asureṣv avasaṃ pūrvaṃ, says Śrī), 8416.—§ 692
(Mokṣadh.): XII, 281, 10069 (A°pravīra, i.e. Vṛtra).—
§ 693 (Vṛtravadha): XII, 282, 10108 (devā°), 10119
(Dai° Ā°nibarhaṇa, i.e. Indra), 10140.—§ 700 (Mokṣadh.):
XII, 289, 10652.—§ 701 (do.): XII, 290, 10660.—§ 702
(do.): XII, 296, 10800.—§ 714 (Śukakṛtya): XII, 328,
12323 (sā° Rā°devagaṇaṃ).—§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 335,
12665 (sa-D° Ā°G°).—§ 717c (Uparicara): XII, 338, 12889
(surā°gurur Hariḥ).—§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 340
12927 (surā°gaṇānāṃ varadaḥ, i.e. Brahmán), 12944 (sarva-
lokānāṃ sa-D° Ā° Ra°), 12992 (Surā°air yathā); 341, 13013
(sa-surā°-mānavāḥ).—§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 343, II)
††13205, VII) ††13208, VIII) ††13212 (A°pakṣaḥ, X)
††13219, ϕ†13249; 347, ††13445 (Harir A°vadhakaraḥ).—
§ 718b (Uñchavṛttyup.): XII, 352, 13732 (surā°); 361,
13866 (surā°gaṇānāṃ); 364, 13922.—§ 728 (Bhaṅgā-
svanop.): XIII, 12, 556 (Kaśyapasya surā°āḥ), 557.—
§ 730 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 14, 612 (A°ghnaḥ…
Bhagavato, i.e. Śiva), 671 (°endrān), 803 (devā°), 804, 814
(surā°), †1020 (surā°); 16, 1041 (devā°munīnāṃ), 1065
(do.), 1074 (devā°manuṣyāṇāṃ), 1075 (devā°narāḥ); 17,
1176 (A°endrāṇāṃ), 1233 (Devāsurapatiḥ = Śiva 1000
names2), 1257 (devā°parāyaṇaḥ, devā°vinirmātā, both do.
do.), 1258 (Devā°guru = do. do.; Devā°namaskṛta = do.
do.; Devā°mahāmātra = do. do.; Devā°gaṇāśrayah), 1259
(Devā°gaṇādhyakṣa = do. do.; Devā°gaṇāgraṇī = do. do.;
Devā°varapradaḥ = do. do.), 1260 (Devā°eśvara = do. do.).
—§ 735 (Indra-Mataṅgas.): XIII, 27, 1895 (devatā°-
martyeṣu).—§ 736b (Vītahavyop.): XIII, 30, 1959
(yuddhaṃ…devā°samaṃ).—§ 739 (Ānuśāsan.):
XIII, 33, 2098; 35, 2160 (brāhmaṇānāṃ paribhavād
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Asurāḥ salileśayāḥ).—§ 740 (do.): XIII, 36, 2175
(devāsuraṃ purā).—§ 744 (do.): XIII, 44, 2410.—§ 746
(do.): XIII, 62, 3197; 83, 3886 (devā° Suparṇāś ca), 3923
(A°sūdana, i.e. Indra).—§ 747 (do.): XIII, 84, 4013;
85, 4020, 4181 (jaghāna Tārakaṃ cāpi Daityam anyāṃs tathā
Asurān).—§ 748b (Tārakavadhop.): XIII, 86, 4211.—
§ 749 (Ānuśāsan.): XIII, 87, 4224 (devā°manuṣyāṇāṃ).—
§ 766 (do.): XIII, 126, 6010 (jagat sa-devā°-mānuṣaṃ);
133, 6176 (trīn lokān sa-devā°mānuṣān).—§ 768b (Kṛṣṇa-
Vāsudeva): XIII, 147, 6809 (romabhyaś ca surāsurāḥ).—
§ 768 (Ānuśāsan.): XIII, 148, 6890.—§ 769 (Ānuśāsan.):
XIII, 149, 7071 (sa-surā° G°aṃ…jagat).—§ 772k
(Agastya): XIII, 156, 7266, 7274, 7275.—§ 772m (Atri):
XIII, 157, 7294, 7295, 7301 (mahā°), 7302 (hatā°).—
§ 773b (Kṛṣṇa): XIII, 159, †7366, †7371 (Daityān
Asurāṃś ca sarvān), †7373, †7395.—§ 773d (Śiva): XIII,
161, 7467, 7471 (surā°), 7482 (A°āṇāṃ purāṇi trīṇi), 7488.
—§ 775 (Ānuśāsan.): XIII, 166, 7634 (devā°-gurur =
Brahmán).—§ 777 (Svargārohaṇ.): XIII, 168, 7742 (surā°-
namaskṛta).—§ 778 (Aśvamedhik.): XIV, 3, 46.—§ 778b
(Saṃvartta-Mar.): XIV, 5, 94; 9, †224.—§ 782 (Brāh-
maṇagītā): XIV, 26, 752, 755.—§ 782g (Guruśiṣyas.):
XIV, 42, †1169 (surā°āś ca); 51, 1434 (Pś°ā° Ra°).—§ 785
(Anugītāp.): XIV, 79, 2321 (devā°raṇaprakhyaṃ).—§ 788
(Āśramavāsikap.): XV, 28, 753.—§ 789 (Putradarśanap.):
XV, 29, 779 (devā°vimiśritāḥ).—§ 795c (Mahābhārata):
XVIII, 6, 218 (jagat surā°, is to be found in the Mahā-
bhārata).—Seems to have been totally synonymous with
Dānava and Daitya
[ID=905]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
1. Asva
2. Bali
3. Balina
4. Bana
5. Bhagadatta
6. Candrahantri
7. Sharabha
8. Shatamukha
9. Shatha
10. Damsha
11. Dhundhu
12. Ekachakra
13. Gavishtha
14. Hiranyakashipu
15. Hiranyaksha
16. Ilvala
17. Jambha
18. Jarasandha
19. Kaitabha
20. Kaleyas
21. Keshin
22. Krathana
23. Krodhahantri
24. Kupatha
25. Mada
26. Madhu
27. Maya
28. Mayura
29. Mritapa
30. Namuci
31. Naraka
32. Nicandra
33. Pitha
34. Prahlada
35. Sunda
36. Surya
37. Svarbhanu
38. Taraka
39. Upasunda
40. Vatapi
41. Vishvarupa
42. Vikshara
43. Vinashana
44. Virupaksha
45. Vrishaparvan
46. Vritra
[Printed book page 098-1]
Asura2, sg. (cf. Asura1): XII, 8164 (v. Śrī), 13918
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Asura2, sg. (cf. Asura1): XII, 8164 (v. Śrī), 13918
(v. Uñchavṛtti).—§ 747b (Suvarṇotp.): XIII, 85, 4073
(A°aḥ kaścit).—Names of single Asuras:
Aśva: I, 2649 (mahā°).
Bali: III, †976, 8759 (mahā°); XII, 8182 (do.), 8324,
12943 (do.).
Balīna: I, 2679 (°ottamaḥ).
Bāṇa: I, 2528 (mahā°).
Bhagadatta: VII, 1290 (mahā°).
Candrahantṛ: I, 2673 (pravaro 'suraḥ).
Śarabha: I, 2663 (mahā°).
Śatamukha: XIII, 674 (mahā°).
Śaṭha: I, 2537 (mahā°).
Daṃśa: XII, 93 (prāg D°; mahā°).
Dhundhu: III, 13511 (mahā°), 13541, 13543 (mahā°),
13598, 13613.
Ekacakra: I, 2657 (mahā°).
Gaviṣṭha: I, 2670 (mahā°).
Hiraṇyakaśipu: I, 7620.
Hiraṇyākṣa: IX, 1751 (mahā°).
Ilvala: III, 8545, 8616 (°śreṣṭhaḥ), 8620, 8625, 8628
(mahā°), 8629 (do.).
Jambha: III, 8760; VIII, 3304 (mahā°).
Jarāsandha: XII, 12961.
Kaiṭabha: IX, 2850; XII, 13477, 13506.
Kāleyāḥ: I, 2684 (pravaraḥ…mahā°), 2686 (mahā-
mayo mahā°), 2688 (pravaro mahā°), 2689 (matimān mahā°).
Keśin: III, 14255, 14259 (mahā°).
Krathana: I, 2693 (mahā°).
Krodhahantṛ: I, 2681.
Kupatha: I, 2664 (mahā°).
Mada: III, 10389 (mahā°); XIV, †251 (A°ṃ viśva-
ūpaṃ).
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Madhu: VI, 3025 (mahā°); IX, 2850 (°au M°-Kaiṭa-
bhau); XII, 7531 (mahā°), 13477 (As°ottamau, i.e. Madhu
and Kaiṭabha), 13506 (°au).
Maya: I, 2278 (mahā°), 8323; II, 3 (mahā°), 66, 76
(mahā°); VIII, 1406 (mahā°).
Mayūra: I, 2671 (mahā°).
Mṛtapā: I, 2669 (°ottamaḥ).
Namuci: V, 497 (mahā°).
Naraka: XII, 7610 (N°ādyā mahā°āḥ).
Nicandra: I, 2661 (°ottamaḥ).
Pīṭha: VII, 386 (mahā°).
Prahlāda: III, 1030 (Asurendraṃ).
Sunda: I, 7616 (°au, i.e. S° + Upas°), 7635, 7670
(maha°au, i.e. do.), 7698 (°ābhyāṃ, i.e. do.), 7720 (do. = do.);
IX, 1765 (°au, i.e. do.).
Sūrya: I, 2694 (°āṇāṃ).
Svarbhānu: I, 2648 (mahā°).
Tāraka: XIII, 4011, 4015, 4066, 4068, 4205, 4215.
Upasunda: I, 7616, 7670, 7698, 7720; IX, 1755.—
Cf. Sunda.
Vātāpi: III, 422 (mahā°), 8549, 8551 (mahā°), 8617
(mahā°), 8618 (do.), 8623 (mahā°), 13679 (do.); XII, 5389.
Viśvarūpa: V, 504 (Tvāṣṭro mahā°).
Vikṣara: I, 2677 (pravaro 'surah), 2678 (dvitīyo
Vikṣarāt, mahā°).
Vināśanaḥ Candrasya: I, 2674 (mahā°).
Virūpākṣa: I, 2658 (mahā°).
Vṛṣaparvan: I, 3344 (mahā°).
Vṛtra: I, 2680 (mahā°); III, †8728 (do.); V, 311,
324 (mahā°), 327 (do.), 522; VII, 9038 (mahā°); XII,
10069 (A°pravīro), 10133 (A°śreṣṭhaṃ), 10138 (mahā°),
10149 (do.), 10204 (do.), 10268 (do.).
[ID=906]— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
The foes and relatives of the gods, representing night, darkness, and ignorance.
[Printed book page 1-138]
Asuras 1 — The foes and cognates of Devas;2 born out of the jaghana of Prajāpati; etymology of;3 could secure Hari's blessing by adorning him;4 opposed to Yajña;5 the Āsura hour;6 praise Śeṣa;7 abode down the earth.8 Ruled the earth for ten yugas when it went back to the Devas on a curse by Śukra after 12 wars;9 worship Barhiṣad Pitrs.10 Had three Indras — Hiraṇyakaśipu, Bali and Praḥlāda;11 lost their refulgence on the eve of Vāmana avatāra.12 represent night and darkness and full of tamas.13 Asura's killed in the wars with Devas are born as men in earth and create trouble in this world.14
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 13. 6; VII. 3. 37; XII. 9. 28; Br. II. 32. 1, 2. 6; M. 47. 12; 131. 10, 39-41.]
[Footnote: 2) Bhā. VI. 7. 18; Vā. 31. 11; Br. II. 8. 5; IV. 9. 67-8.]
[Footnote: 3) Vā. 9. 4-5; Br. II. 8. 4; Vi. I. 5. 31.]
[Footnote: 4) Bhā. VII. 7. 50.]
[Footnote: 5) Ib. VIII. 1. 17.]
[Footnote: 6) Ib. X. 28. 2.]
[Footnote: 7) Ib. X. 39. 44-45.]
[Footnote: 8) Ib. XI. 24. 13.]
[Footnote: 9) Br. III. 72. 69-93; Vā. 97. 68-93.]
[Footnote: 10) M. 15. 3.]
[Footnote: 11) M. 47. 59.]
[Footnote: 12) M. 245. 1.]
[Footnote: 13) Br. II. 8. 4; Vi. I. 5. 31-4.]
[Footnote: 14) Br. III. 71. 263.]
[ID=1084]
Asuras 1 — The foes and cognates of Devas;2 born out of the jaghana of Prajāpati; etymology of;3 could secure Hari's blessing by adorning him;4 opposed to Yajña;5 the Āsura hour;6 praise Śeṣa;7 abode down the earth.8 Ruled the earth for ten yugas when it went back to the Devas on a curse by Śukra after 12 wars;9 worship Barhiṣad Pitrs.10 Had three Indras — Hiraṇyakaśipu, Bali and Praḥlāda;11 lost their refulgence on the eve of Vāmana avatāra.12 represent night and darkness and full of tamas.13 Asura's killed in the wars with Devas are born as men in earth and create trouble in this world.14
[Footnote: 1) Bhā. I. 13. 6; VII. 3. 37; XII. 9. 28; Br. II. 32. 1, 2. 6; M. 47. 12; 131. 10, 39-41.]
[Footnote: 2) Bhā. VI. 7. 18; Vā. 31. 11; Br. II. 8. 5; IV. 9. 67-8.]
[Footnote: 3) Vā. 9. 4-5; Br. II. 8. 4; Vi. I. 5. 31.]
[Footnote: 4) Bhā. VII. 7. 50.]
[Footnote: 5) Ib. VIII. 1. 17.]
[Footnote: 6) Ib. X. 28. 2.]
[Footnote: 7) Ib. X. 39. 44-45.]
[Footnote: 8) Ib. XI. 24. 13.]
[Footnote: 9) Br. III. 72. 69-93; Vā. 97. 68-93.]
[Footnote: 10) M. 15. 3.]
[Footnote: 11) M. 47. 59.]
[Footnote: 12) M. 245. 1.]
[Footnote: 13) Br. II. 8. 4; Vi. I. 5. 31-4.]
[Footnote: 14) Br. III. 71. 263.]
[ID=1084]
— The Purana Index
A Cloud
2 definitions
a cloud
a cloud, Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska (subtitle) (cf. Ṛg-veda (Title) v, 83, 6) [ID=21054]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A cloud
— रः (raḥ) [According to Nir. अ सुरताः स्थानेषु न सुष्ठु रताः स्थानेषु चपला (a suratāḥ sthāneṣu na suṣṭhu ratāḥ sthāneṣu capalā) इत्यर्थः (ityarthaḥ); or अस्ताः प्रच्याविता देवैः स्थानेभ्यः (astāḥ pracyāvitā devaiḥ sthānebhyaḥ); or from असु; असुः प्राणः तेन तद्वंतो भवंति (asu; asuḥ prāṇaḥ tena tadvaṃto bhavaṃti) रो मत्वर्थे (ro matvarthe); or सोर्देवानसृजत तत्सुराणां सुरत्वं (sordevānasṛjata tatsurāṇāṃ suratvaṃ), असोः असुरानसृजत तदसुराणामसुरत्वं; सोः (asoḥ asurānasṛjata tadasurāṇāmasuratvaṃ; soḥ) = प्रशस्तादात्मनः प्रदेशात् (praśastādātmanaḥ pradeśāt)]
7 A cloud.
7 A cloud.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A Plant (Sinapis Ramosa - Asurī f.)
2 definitions
the plant Sinapis ramosa
the plant Sinapis Ramosa Roxb., Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=21060]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the plant Sinapis Racemosa
— री (rī)
2 N. of the plant Sinapis Racemosa Roxb.
(pb)
2 N. of the plant Sinapis Racemosa Roxb.
(pb)
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A Warrior Tribe
2 definitions
a warrior-tribe
असुर (asura) m. pl. N. of a warrior-tribe, (g. पर्श्व्-आदि (parśv-ādi), q.v.) [ID=21055]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Name of a warrior tribe
— रः (raḥ) [According to Nir. अ सुरताः स्थानेषु न सुष्ठु रताः स्थानेषु चपला (a suratāḥ sthāneṣu na suṣṭhu ratāḥ sthāneṣu capalā) इत्यर्थः (ityarthaḥ); or अस्ताः प्रच्याविता देवैः स्थानेभ्यः (astāḥ pracyāvitā devaiḥ sthānebhyaḥ); or from असु; असुः प्राणः तेन तद्वंतो भवंति (asu; asuḥ prāṇaḥ tena tadvaṃto bhavaṃti) रो मत्वर्थे (ro matvarthe); or सोर्देवानसृजत तत्सुराणां सुरत्वं (sordevānasṛjata tatsurāṇāṃ suratvaṃ), असोः असुरानसृजत तदसुराणामसुरत्वं; सोः (asoḥ asurānasṛjata tadasurāṇāmasuratvaṃ; soḥ) = प्रशस्तादात्मनः प्रदेशात् (praśastādātmanaḥ pradeśāt)]
8 N. of a warrior tribe.
8 N. of a warrior tribe.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Female Demon or Wife of an Asura (Asurī)
2 definitions
a female demon or the wife of an Asura
(H2B) [Printed book page 121,1]
असुरी (surī) (asurī) f. a female demon, the wife of an Asura, Kauṣītaki-brāhmaṇa [Cologne Addition] (Title) (cf. आसुरी (surī) (āsurī) and महा (mahā)सुरी (surī)) [ID=21059]
असुरी (surī) (asurī) f. a female demon, the wife of an Asura, Kauṣītaki-brāhmaṇa [Cologne Addition] (Title) (cf. आसुरी (surī) (āsurī) and महा (mahā)सुरी (surī)) [ID=21059]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A female demon, wife of an Asura
— री (rī)
1 A female demon, wife of an Asura.
1 A female demon, wife of an Asura.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Night (Asurā f.)
2 definitions
night
(H2B) [Printed book page 121,1]
असुरा (asurā) f. night, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=21057]
असुरा (asurā) f. night, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=21057]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Night.
— रा (rā)
1 Night.
1 Night.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Rāhu (celestial being)
2 definitions
an epithet of Rahu
a N. of Rāhu, Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā (Title) &c. [ID=21052]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
an epithet of Rahu
— रः (raḥ) [According to Nir. अ सुरताः स्थानेषु न सुष्ठु रताः स्थानेषु चपला (a suratāḥ sthāneṣu na suṣṭhu ratāḥ sthāneṣu capalā) इत्यर्थः (ityarthaḥ); or अस्ताः प्रच्याविता देवैः स्थानेभ्यः (astāḥ pracyāvitā devaiḥ sthānebhyaḥ); or from असु; असुः प्राणः तेन तद्वंतो भवंति (asu; asuḥ prāṇaḥ tena tadvaṃto bhavaṃti) रो मत्वर्थे (ro matvarthe); or सोर्देवानसृजत तत्सुराणां सुरत्वं (sordevānasṛjata tatsurāṇāṃ suratvaṃ), असोः असुरानसृजत तदसुराणामसुरत्वं; सोः (asoḥ asurānasṛjata tadasurāṇāmasuratvaṃ; soḥ) = प्रशस्तादात्मनः प्रदेशात् (praśastādātmanaḥ pradeśāt)]
6 An epithet of Rāhu.
6 An epithet of Rāhu.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
The Sun
2 definitions
the sun
the sun, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=21053]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The sun
— रः (raḥ) [According to Nir. अ सुरताः स्थानेषु न सुष्ठु रताः स्थानेषु चपला (a suratāḥ sthāneṣu na suṣṭhu ratāḥ sthāneṣu capalā) इत्यर्थः (ityarthaḥ); or अस् (as)ताः प्रच्याविता देवैः स्थानेभ्यः (astāḥ pracyāvitā devaiḥ sthānebhyaḥ); or from असु; असुः प्राणः तेन तद्वंतो भवंति (asu; asuḥ prāṇaḥ tena tadvaṃto bhavaṃti) रो मत्वर्थे (ro matvarthe); or सोर्देवानसृजत तत्सुराणां सुरत्वं (sordevānasṛjata tatsurāṇāṃ suratvaṃ), असोः असुरानसृजत तदसुराणामसुरत्वं; सोः (asoḥ asurānasṛjata tadasurāṇāmasuratvaṃ; soḥ) = प्रशस्तादात्मनः प्रदेशात् (praśastādātmanaḥ pradeśāt)]
4 The sun (said to be from अस् (as) to shine).
4 The sun (said to be from अस् (as) to shine).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Zodiacal Sign (Asurā f.)
2 definitions
a zodiacal sign
a zodiacal sign, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ID=21058]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
A zodiacal sign
— रा (rā)
2 A zodiacal sign.
2 A zodiacal sign.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A Prostitute (Asurā f.)
1 definition
A prostitute
— रा (rā)
3 A prostitute.
3 A prostitute.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A Vedic School
1 definition
a follower of a Vedic school
असुर (asura) m. of a Vedic school [ID=21056]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
An Elephant
1 definition
An elephant
— रः (raḥ) [According to Nir. अ सुरताः स्थानेषु न सुष्ठु रताः स्थानेषु चपला (a suratāḥ sthāneṣu na suṣṭhu ratāḥ sthāneṣu capalā) इत्यर्थः (ityarthaḥ); or अस्ताः प्रच्याविता देवैः स्थानेभ्यः (astāḥ pracyāvitā devaiḥ sthānebhyaḥ); or from असु; असुः प्राणः तेन तद्वंतो भवंति (asu; asuḥ prāṇaḥ tena tadvaṃto bhavaṃti) रो मत्वर्थे (ro matvarthe); or सोर्देवानसृजत तत्सुराणां सुरत्वं (sordevānasṛjata tatsurāṇāṃ suratvaṃ), असोः असुरानसृजत तदसुराणामसुरत्वं; सोः (asoḥ asurānasṛjata tadasurāṇāmasuratvaṃ; soḥ) = प्रशस्तादात्मनः प्रदेशात् (praśastādātmanaḥ pradeśāt)]
5 An elephant.
5 An elephant.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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