आसुरिāsuri

आसुरि (āsuri) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of a teacher. Its 4 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Teacher in Vedic and Upanishadic Texts, Maharṣi in Epic/Puranic Lore and Sāṃkhya.

Definitions: 4

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Teacher in Vedic and Upanishadic Texts

3 definitions

name of a teacher

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the name of a teacher

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

A Vedic teacher and ritual authority mentioned in the Upanishads and Shatapatha Brahmana.

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Maharṣi in Epic/Puranic Lore and Sāṃkhya

1 definition

Name of a teacher, a pupil of Panchashikha.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

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Definitions on this page come from 4 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.