उषाuṣā

उषा (uṣā) is a Sanskrit word meaning early morning, dawn, daybreak, bdellium, saline earth, fossil salt, morning light, dawn, or morning, night. Its 33 recorded definitions are grouped into 13 contexts, among them Dawn / Early Morning, Night, Saline Earth / Salt.

Definitions: 33

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Meanings by context

Dawn / Early Morning

11 definitions

early morning, dawn, daybreak

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

morning light, dawn, or morning

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

at daybreak

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Early morning, dawn

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Morning light.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Early in the morning

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

dawn, break of day

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Early morning, morning light, or twilight. 2. Saline earth. 3. The daughter of the demon Bana. 4. A cooking pan or pot.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Early in the morning

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

dawn, morning

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Morning light, dawn, or morning. 2. Twilight. 3. Night. 4. A cow. 5. The name of a wife of Bhava. 6. The name of a daughter of Bana and wife of Aniruddha.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Night

4 definitions

night

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

at night

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Night

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

At night

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Saline Earth / Salt

3 definitions

saline earth

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

fossil salt

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Saline earth

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣā, daughter of Bāṇa

3 definitions

The daughter of Bana and wife of Aniruddha

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the daughter of the demon Bana and wife of Aniruddha

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The daughter of Bana and granddaughter of Bali who married Aniruddha.

— The Purana Index

A Cow

2 definitions

a cow

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A cow

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aniruddha's epithets (re: Uṣā)

2 definitions

lord, master, husband

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Aniruddha, husband of Usha

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Burning / Scorching

2 definitions

burning

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

burning, scorching

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

A Cock (via Uṣākāla)

1 definition

a cock

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A Cooking Vessel

1 definition

A boiler or cooking vessel

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bdellium (resin)

1 definition

bdellium

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Lexicographical Note (Uṣā f.)

1 definition

See below

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Other Mythological Uṣās

1 definition

the wife of Bhava

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Twilight

1 definition

Twilight

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.