वसुvasu

वसु (vasu) is a Sanskrit word meaning excellent, good, beneficent, sweet, dry, an epithet of the gods, a symbol of the number eight, a ray of light. Its 114 recorded definitions are grouped into 11 contexts, among them Proper Names (Beings and Places), Natural Objects and Substances, Comprehensive Dictionary Entries and References.

Root: 1. वस् (1. vas)
Etymology: E. वस to abide or dwell, Uṇādi aff. उ. Page744
Definitions: 114

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Meanings by context

Proper Names (Beings and Places)

39 definitions

Name of a Rishi

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Manu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a son of Uttana-pada

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a prince of the Cedis also called Upari-cara

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a son of Ilina

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a son of Kusha and the country named after him

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of a son of Vasudeva

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of a son of Krishna

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of a son of Vatsara

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the son of Hiranya-retas and the Varsha ruled by him

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of a son of Bhutajyotis

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belonging to a son of Naraka

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of a king of Kashmir

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a daughter of Daksha and mother of the Vasus

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Krishna

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the capital of Kubera

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a king of the Cedis surnamed Uparicara

वसु (vasu) [Printed book page 716-2]
Vasu¹, surnamed Uparicara, king of the Cedis. § 73 (cf.

Ādivaṃśāvataraṇa). Instructed by Indra king V. won the

kingdom of the Cedis. Some time after he dwelled in a

hermitage practising austerities, from which the gods,

headed by Indra, prevailed upon him to refrain. Indra

gave him a crystal vimāna (chariot) capable of carrying him

through the air like a god, and a triumphal (vaijayantī)

garland named Indramālā, and a bamboo pole to protect the

peaceful. After a year the king planted this pole in the

ground in order to worship Indra (from that time all

kings plant a bamboo pole, and the next day they cover it

with golden clothes, etc.). Indra came there in the form of

a swan to accept the worship, and blessed the men and kings

who would observe this festivity: I, 63, 2335 (Paurava-

nandanaḥ), 2354, 2355, 2358.—§ 74 (do.): From the country

of the Cedis V. ruled the whole world. He installed his five

sons as governors of various provinces: Bṛhadratha (in the

country of the Māgadhas), Pratyagra, Kuśāmba or Maṇivāhana,

Māvella, and Yadu; they founded kingdoms and towns, named

after themselves, and created separate dynasties which lasted

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for long ages: I, 63, 2360 (Śedīśvaraḥ), 2361 (Cedipatiḥ).—

§ 75 (do.): Seated in his crystal chariot and coursing through

the sky V. was adored by Gandharvas and Apsarases, and was

called Uparicara. Near his capital flowed the river Śuktimatī,

and from love of this river the mountain Kolāhala once barred

its course. V. then kicked the mountain with his foot, and

the river gave him the two children which she had with

Kolāhala. V. made the male child the commander of his

armies, and made the daughter Girikā his wife: I, 63,

2368, 2370.—§ 76 (Matsya): I, 63, 2371 (°oḥ patnī…

Girikā) [2389 (vīryaṃ…Vāsavaṃ)] (the seed of V. fell

into the Yamunā, and was swallowed by Adrikā (an Apsaras

transformed into a fish), who, in consequence, bore Matsya and

Satyavatī).—§ 277 (Jarāsandhavadhap.): II, 24, 950 (the

chariot which V. got from Indra passed over to Bṛhadratha,

and from him to Jarāsandha).—§ 717c (Uparicara): XII,

336, 12742 (prajāpālaḥ), 12746 (rājā); 337, 12754 (rājo-

paricaraḥ), 12755, 12768, 12813; 338, 12818, 12823, 12824,

12826, 12827, 12828, 12831, 12832, 12836, 12846, 12851

(samrāḍ rājā), 12854 (pārthivaḥ) (V. was devoted to Nārāyaṇa

and a pupil of Bṛhaspati; his horse sacrifice; V. was cursed

by some brahmans on account of a wrong explanation, and

sank below the earth, where he got the libation named

vasor-dhārā for his sustenance; at last he, by the grace of

Nārāyaṇa, attained to Brahmaloka).—§ 723 (Ānuśāsanik.):

XIII, 6α, 328 (°r yajñaśatair iṣṭvā dvitīya iva Vāsavaḥ/

mithyābhidhānenaikena Rasātalatalaṃ gataḥ, cf. § 717c).—§ 761

(do.): XIII, 115, 5650 (Cedipatiḥ, questioned by the ṛṣis

about the eating of meat he gave a wrong answer and therefore

fell down from heaven to earth and thence below the earth,

cf. § 717c), (δ), 5665 (among those who did not eat meat

during the month of Kārttika).—§ 786 (Anugītāp.): XIV,

91, 2828 (nṛpatiṃ), 2830 (Cedīnām īśvaraṃ) (V. was questioned

by the ṛṣis about sacrifices, he answered wrongly, and there-

fore sank down to Rasātala, cf. § 717c). Cf. Cedipa, Cedipati,

Pauravanandana, Rājoparicara, Uparicara.

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a prince, brother of Dushyanta

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a brahman, father of Paila

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son of Jamadagni

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a king

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a rishi

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a son of Vastara and Svarvithi

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1. A son of Hiranyaretas. 2. A territorial division of Kushadvipa.

— The Purana Index

the son of Bhutajyotis and father of Pratika

— The Purana Index

A daughter of Daksha and wife of Dharma who gave birth to the eight Vasus.

— The Purana Index

one of the four sons of Kusa

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a son of Krishna and Samba

— The Purana Index

One of the ten sons of Kardama who attained heaven by ascetic practice.

— The Purana Index

1. A son of Uttanapada cursed by sages to live in Rasatala for justifying animal sacrifice, later attaining heaven through asceticism. 2. A royal sage whose daughter Acchodamatsyagandhi married Parashara and gave birth to Vyasa.

— The Purana Index

A Yaksha, son of Punyajani and Manibhadra.

— The Purana Index

1. The great-grandson of Prithu and son of Krimi, equal to Indra, and ruler of the Cedi. 2. Father of Upamanyu, from whom the Upamanyava clan originated.

— The Purana Index

a goddess attending on Soma

— The Purana Index

A son of Devarakshita and Vasudeva, killed by Kamsa.

— The Purana Index

A sage of the Rohita epoch.

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a son of Pururavas and Urvashi

— The Purana Index

one of the ten sons of Svayambhuva Manu

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a son of Savarni Manu

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left her consort Maricakashyapa for Soma

— The Purana Index

Natural Objects and Substances

14 definitions

a particular drug

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a particular drug

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a kind of salt

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

water

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a horse

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Water

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A kind of salt.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A medicinal root

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A yellow kind of kidney-bean

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A tree

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A lake or pond.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A medicinal root

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

the earth

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sambhar salt. 2. The gigantic asclepias shrub. 3. The sesbana grandiflora tree.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Comprehensive Dictionary Entries and References

12 definitions

1. The sun. 2. The moon. 3. Fire. 4. A rope or thong. 5. A tree. 6. Names of two kinds of plants, baka and pita-madgu. 7. A lake or pond. 8. A kind of fish. 9. The tie of a plough yoke. 10. The distance from the elbow to the closed fist.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

See pages 930 and 932.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Good or beneficent. 2. An epithet of various gods and of the gods in general. 3. The Vasus, a class of eight gods. 4. A ray of light. 5. Goods, wealth, or property. 6. Gold. 7. A gem or pearl.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sweet or sweet-flavored. 2. Dry. 3. Wealth, substance, or a thing. 4. A gem or jewel. 5. A medicinal root. 6. Water. 7. Gold. 8. A yellow kidney-bean. 9. A sort of salt. 10. The number eight. 11. A class of eight demigods. 12. Fire. 13. A ray of light. 14. The tie of a yoke. 15. A tree. 16. A king. 17. Kuvera. 18. A lake or pool. 19. A rein or halter. 20. Shiva. 21. The sun. 22. A kind of fish.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A kind of demigod, fire, ray, tree, lake, or rein. 2. Wealth, gem, gold, or water. 3. Sweet or dry.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Kubera. 2. An epithet of Shiva. 3. An epithet of Agni. 4. The sun. 5. A rein. 6. The tie of a yoke. 7. A tree. 8. A lake or pool. 9. The number eight. 10. A ray of light.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sweet or dry. 2. Wealth, a gem, a medicinal root, water, gold, a yellow kidneybean, a sort of salt, or the number eight. 3. A class of eight demigods, Agni, a ray of light, the tie of a yoke, a tree, a king, Kuvera, a lake, a rein, a plant, Shiva, the sun, or a kind of fish.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Sweet. 2. Dry. 3. A kind of demigod. 4. A name of Agni. 5. Shiva. 6. Kuvera. 7. The sun. 8. A ray of light. 9. A rein. 10. The tie of a yoke. 11. A tree. 12. A plant. 13. A kind of fish. 14. Wealth. 15. Gold. 16. A gem. 17. Water. 18. A sort of salt. 19. A yellow kind of kidney bean.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Good and wholesome. 2. A member of a class of eight gods. 3. Property, wealth, or riches.

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Excellent or good. 2. A god. 3. The Vasus, a class of gods. 4. Wealth or goods.

— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

1. Good or sweet. 2. Wealthy or rich. 3. A class of eight semi-divine beings. 4. Agni, Shiva, or Kuvera. 5. The sun, a ray of light, a rein, or a halter. 6. A tree, lake, pool, or fish. 7. Light or radiance. 8. Wealth, a gem, gold, water, salt, or a medicinal root.

वसु (vasu) [Printed book page 0896-c]
Vasu, us, us or vī (Ved.), u, good (Ved.); wealthy,

rich (Ved.); sweet, sweet-flavoured; dry, dried;

(us), m. (pl. vasavas), N. of a kind of god or

semi-divine being belonging to a class of eight

(forming one of the nine Gaṇas or classes enume-

rated under Gaṇa-devatā, q. v.; the eight Vasus were

originally personifications, like other Vedic deities, of

natural phenomena, and are usually mentioned with

the other Gaṇas or classes common in the Veda, viz.

the eleven Rudras and the twelve Ādityas, constitut-

ing with them and with Dyaus, ‘Heaven,’ and Pṛ-

thivī, ‘Earth’ [or, according to some, with Indra and

Prajā-pati, or, according to others, with the two

Aśvins], the number of thirty-three gods to which

reference is frequently made: the names of the

Vasus, according to the Viṣṇu-Purāṇa, are, 1. Āpa

[connected with ap, ‘water’]; 2. Dhruva, ‘the

Pole-star’ 3. Soma, ‘the Moon;’ 4. Dhava or

Dhara; 5. Anila, ‘Wind;’ 6. Anala or Pāvaka,

‘Fire;’ 7. Pratyūṣa, ‘the Dawn;’ 8. Prabhāsa,

‘Light;’ but their appellations are variously given

by different authorities, Ahan, ‘Day,’ being some-

times substituted for 1; in their relationship to Fire

and Light they appear to belong to the Vedic rather

than Purānic period of mythology); a symbolical

expression for the number eight; N. of Agni or

Fire; of Śiva; of Kuvera, the god of wealth; of a

king; of a Ṛṣi with the patronymic Bhāradvāja

(author of the hymns Ṛg-veda IX. 80-82); the

sun; a ray of light; a rein; the tie of a yoke; a

halter; a tree; the tree Sesbana Grandiflora; the

plant Trophis Aspera; a lake, pool; a kind of fish;

(us), f. light, radiance; (u), n. wealth, riches (abl.

gen., Ved. vasvas); a thing, substance; gold; a

gem, jewel; water; a sort of salt; a yellow kind of

kidney-bean; a medicinal root (commonly called

Vṛddhi; said to be also us, f.); [cf. Gr. ἐΰς, ἐόων.]

—Vasu-karṇa, as, m., N. of a Ṛṣi with the
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patronymic Vāsukra (author of the hymns Ṛg-veda

X. 65, 66). —Vasu-kīṭa, as, or vasu-kṛmi, is, m.

‘money-worm,’ a suppliant, beggar. —Vasu-kṛt, t,

m., N. of a Ṛṣi with the patronymic Vāsukra (author

of the hymns Ṛg-veda X. 20 — 26). —Vasu-kra, as,

m., N. of a Ṛṣi with the patronymic Aindra (author

of the hymns Ṛg-veda X. 27, 29, and part of 28);

of another Ṛṣi with the patronymic Vāsiṣṭha

(author of Ṛg-veda IX. 97, 28 — 30). —Vasukra-

patnī, f., N. of the authoress of Ṛg-veda X. 28, 1.

—Vasu-gupta, as, m. a proper N. —Vasuguptā-

cārya (°ta-āc°), as, m., N. of an author. —Vasu-

cchidrā, f., N. of a tree (= mahā-meda). —Vasu-

tāti, is, f., Ved. wealth, riches, (Sāy. = dhana.)

—Vasu-tti, is, f. (for vasu-datti; cf. deva-tta), Ved.

granting wealth. —Vasu-tvana, am, n., Ved. wealth,

riches. —Vasu-dā, ās, m. f., Ved. one who grants

wealth or treasures; (ā), f. the earth, (fem. of vasu-

da.) —Vasu-deva, as, m., N. of the father of Kṛṣṇa,

(he was the son of Śūra, a descendant of Yadu of

the lunar line, and was also called Ānaka-dundubhi,

q. v., because at his birth the gods, foreseeing that

Viṣṇu would take a human form in his family,

sounded the drums of heaven with joy; he was a

brother of Kuntī or Pṛthā, the mother of the Pāṇḍu

princes, who were thus cousins of Kṛṣṇa, see

1. kṛṣṇa); a proper N. —Vasu-devatā, f. the

constellation Dhaniṣṭha (presided over by the Vasus).

—Vasudeva-bhū, ūs, m. ‘son of Vasu-deva,’ epi-

thet of Kṛṣṇa. —Vasudevyā, f. the asterism Dha-

niṣṭha [cf. vasu-devatā]; the ninth day of the

fortnight. —Vasu-dharmikā, f. crystal. —Vasu-dhā,

f. ‘containing wealth,’ the earth. —Vasudhā-khar-

jūrikā, f., N. of a plant. —Vasudhā-dhara, as,

m. a mountain. —Vasudhādhipa (°dhā-adh°), as,

m. a king. —Vasu-dhāna, as, ā, am, Ved. possess-

ing wealth, a possesser of wealth. —Vasudhā-na-

gara, am, n. the capital of Varuṇa in the western

ocean. —Vasu-dhāra, as, ā, am, treasure-holding;

(ā), f. a female Śakti peculiar to the Jainas; the

capital of Kuvera, (also read vasu-bhārā.) —Vasu-

dhiti, is, f., Ved. the bestowal of wealth, (according

to Sāy. on Ṛg-veda IV. 8, 2 = yajamā-nābhīṣṭa-

phala-rūpa-dhanasya dānam); (is, is, i), be-

stowing wealth, (Sāy. = dhanasya dhātṛ, Ṛg-veda

I. 181, 1.) —Vasu-dheya, am, n., see Nirukta

IX. 42, 43. —Vasun-dhara, as, m. containing

wealth; N. of a poet; (ās), m. pl., N. of a

people; (ā), f. the earth. —Vasu-pati, is, m., Ved. a

lord of wealth or of good things. —Vasu-prabhā,

f. one of the seven tongues of fire. —Vasu-prāṇa,

as, m. ‘life of the Vasus,’ fire or its deity Agni.

—Vasu-bharita, as, ā, am, full of treasures. —Va-

su-mat, ān, atī, at, possessing treasures, wealthy,

rich; (atī), f. the earth; a proper N. —Vasu-ma-

nas, ās, m., N. of the author of Ṛg-veda X. 179, 3

(having the patronymic Rauhidaśva). —Vasu-ruc, k,

m. a proper N. —Vasu-retas, ās, m. fire. —Vasu-

rocis, is, m., Ved. a proper N.; (is), n. a religious

ceremony in which the deities called Vasus are espe-

cially worshipped; Vasurociṣo 'ṅgirasaḥ, N. of

the authors of Ṛg-veda VIII. 34, 16-18. —Vasu-

vani, is, f., Ved. a request or prayer for wealth; (is,

is, i), a giver of wealth. —Vasu-vāhana, as, ī, am,

bringing treasures. —Vasuvit-tama (superl. of vasu-

vid), as, ā, am, Ved. one who bestows great wealth.

—Vasu-vid, t, t, t, Ved. granting treasures. —Vasu-

śravas, ās, ās, as, Ved. famous or renowned for

wealth. —Vasu-śruta, as, m., Ved. (probably) one re-

nowned for wealth; N. of the author of the hymns

Ṛg-veda V. 3 — 6 (having the patronymic Ātreya).

—Vasu-śreṣṭha, am, n. ‘the best of treasure,’

silver; wrought gold. —Vasu-ṣeṇa, as, m., N. of

Karṇa (half brother of the Pāṇḍu princes by the

same mother, Pṛthā; the name is supposed by some

to have reference to his wealth, which he liberally

distributed, cf. karṇa). —Vasu-sampūrṇa, as, ā,

am, filled with wealth. —Vasu-sthalī, f. the city

of Kuvera. —Vasu-haṭṭa or vasuhaṭṭaka, as, m.

= vaka-puṣpa or Sesbana Grandiflora. —Vasūpa-

māna (°su-up°), as, ā, am, resembling or equal to
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Kuvera (the god of wealth). —Vasor-dhārā, f. ‘a

stream or source of wealth, ‘N. of a particular liba-

tion to Agni; of a sacred bathing-place; of the wife

of Agni. —Vasu-aukasārā, f. the city of Indra, i. e.

Amarā-vatī; the residence of Kuvera, i. e. Alakā; a

river or lake attached to Amarā-vatī and Alakā (re-

garded as belonging to either Indra or Kuvera). [ID=41650]

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

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Specific Deities (Names/Epithets)

10 definitions

An epithet of the gods

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Kubera

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Of Shiva

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Of Agni

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. An epithet of Shiva. 2. An epithet of Vishnu.

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

another name for Brahmajyoti Agni

— The Purana Index

Soma

— The Purana Index

a Pratardana god

— The Purana Index

a god of the Adya group

— The Purana Index

1. A son of Bhrigu. 2. One of the ten Vishvedevas.

— The Purana Index

Wealth and Valuables

10 definitions

wealth, goods, riches, property

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gold

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A jewel, gem, or pearl

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

any valuable or precious object

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Wealth, riches

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A jewel or gem

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Gold

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A thing or substance

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Wealth or riches. 2. Gold. 3. A jewel. 4. Water. 5. A sort of salt. 6. A thing or substance.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

wealth, property

— The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Light, Luminaries, and Fire

7 definitions

a ray of light

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a particular ray of light

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light, radiance

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A ray of light. 2. Wealth.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The sun

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A ray of light

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Light or radiance.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Qualities and Attributes

7 definitions

excellent, good, beneficent

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sweet

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dry

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Sweet.

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Dry

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Wealthy, rich

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Good

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Man-Made Objects and Concepts

6 definitions

night

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Shyama

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a dwelling or dweller

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A rein.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The tie of a yoke.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A halter

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

The Vasus (Divine Class)

6 definitions

one of a particular class of eight Vedic gods usually led by Indra

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A class of eight deities.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

A class of eight divine beings

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a class of gods

Vasu⁸, mostly pl. (°avaḥ), a class of gods. § 3 (Anukram.):

I, 1α, 34 (issued from the primordial egg).—§ 11 (Parva-

saṅgr.): I, 2, 372 (°ūnāṃ punarutpattiḥ, cf. § 161 foll.).—

§ 40 (Garuḍa): I, 28, 1333.—§ 44 (do.): I, 30, 1416.—

§ 46 (do.): I, 32, 1486.—§ 61 (Sarpasattra): I, 55, 2111.

—§ 79 (Bhīṣma): I, 63, 2420 (°vīryāt samabhavat, sc.

Bhīṣma, cf. § 161).—§ 116 (cf. Aṃśāvat.): Paitāmaha

Manu (B. muni) was father of Prajāpati, whose sons were

the eight Vasus: 1) Dhara, 2) Dhruva, 3) Soma (Candramas),

4) Ahas, 5) Anila (Śvasana), 6) Anala (Hutāśana, Agni),

7) Pratyūṣa, 8) Prabhāsa; their mothers are respectively:

1—2) Dhūmrā, 3) Manasvinī (PCR. takes manasvinyāḥ (v. 2583)

as an adjective to Śvāsā, who thus is the mother of both

Candramas and Śvasana), 4) Ratā, 5) Śvāsā, 6) Śāṇḍilī,

7—8) Prabhātā; their sons are respectively: 1) Draviṇa and

Hutahavyavaha, 2) Kāla, 3) Varcas (who [was father of

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Varcasvin (q.v.), who] with Manoharā, had the son Śiśira,

Prāṇa, and Ramaṇa), 4) Jyotis, Śama, Śānta, and Muni

(? v. 2587), 5) Manojava and Avijñātagati (the mother of

these two was Śivā), 6) Kumāra (b, v. Skanda) or Kārttikeya,

7) the ṛṣi Devala (who had himself two sons), 8), Viśva-

karman (whose mother was the sister of Bṛhaspati): I, 66,

2581, 2582 (aṣṭau), 2591.—§ 120 bis (Aṃśāvat.): I, 66,

2602 (°ūnāṃ, sc. pakṣaḥ).—§ 130 (do.): I, 67, 2710

(jajñire V°avas tv aṣṭau Gaṅgāyāṃ Śāntanoḥ sutāḥ, cf. §§ 161

foll.).—§ 133 (Duṣyanta): I, 69, 2823 (°parākramaḥ).—

§ 145 (Kaca): I, 76, †3229.—§ 149 (Yayāti): I, 87, 3551.

—§ 161 (Mahābhiṣop.): I, 96, 3851 (devān), 3855, 3856,

(3858), (3860), (3862), 3864 (the V. who had been cursed by

Āpava (Vasiṣṭha) (v. § 164) made the arrangement with the

Gaṅgā that she, having born them to Śāntanu, should throw

them into the water, except the eighth).—§ 163 (Bhīṣmot-

patti): I, 98, 3896 (°ūnāṃ samayaṃ, cf. § 161), 3914 (aṣṭau

…devāḥ), 3916 (aṣṭau), 3917 (devānāṃ), 3919 (Gaṅgā

threw her children into the water except the eighth

(Bhīṣma)).—§ 164 (Āpavop.): I, 99, 3920, 3922 (īśā vai

sarvalokasya), 3930 (Pṛthvādyā V°aḥ sarve devāḥ), 3932 (sg.

i.e. Dyaus), 3935 (do., do.), 3949, 3950, 3951, 3952 (aṣṭau),

3954, 3960 (Dyaus, one of the V., had ravished the homadhenu

of Vasiṣṭha, who then cursed the Vasus, saying that they

should be reborn, but added that only Dyaus should dwell on

earth for a long time).—§ 165 (Satyavatīlābhop.): I, 100,

3987 (sg., i.e. Dyaus reborn as Devavrata, i.e. Bhīṣma).—

§ 191 (Arjuna): I, 123, 4827 (aṣṭau, present at the birth

of Arjuna).—§ 233 (Svayaṃvarap.): I, 187, †7010 (present

at the svayaṃvara of Draupadī).—§ 238 (Pañcendrop.): I,

197, †7277, †7315.—§ 258 (Khāṇḍavadahanap.): I, 227,

8269 (among the gods who fought with Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna).

§ 270 (Brahmasabhāv.): II, 11, 448, 460 (in the palace of

Brahmán).—§ 309 (Āraṇyakap.): III, 2, 127.—§ 310b

(Sūrya): III, 3, 174.—§ 330 (Indradarśana): III, 37,

1490.—§ 334 (Kairātap.): III, 41, 1682 (°sambhūtaḥ…

Pitāmahaḥ, i.e. Bhīṣma).—§ 336 (Indralokābhigamanap.):

III, 43, 1768.—§ 338 (do.): III, 46, 1840.—§ 347 (Nalopā-

khyānap.): III, 62, 2356.—§ 357 (Puṣkara): III, 82,

4064 (in Puṣkara).—§ 358 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 82, 5020

(saraḥ…V°ūnāṃ).—§ 370 (do.): III, 84, 8102.—§ 375

(do.): III, 85, 8248 (bathe in the tīrthas), 8254 (lokān vai

V°ūnāṃ).—§ 377 (do.): III, 90, 8404.—§ 383 (Paraśu-

rāma): III, 99, 8673 (sa°, seen in the body of Rāma

Dāśarathi).—§ 400 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 118, †10224

(°ūnāṃ, sc. āyatanaṃ).—§ 412 (Aṣṭāvakrīya): III, 134,

†10665 (aṣṭau).—§ 418 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 139, 10834.—

§ 438 (Yakṣayuddhap.): III, 162, 11807 (Vṛtrahā V°bhiḥ

saha).—§ 443 (Nivātakavacayuddhap.): III, 168, 12020

(Arjuna should learn the weapons of the Vasus, etc.), 12043.

—§ 456 (Sarasvatī-Tārkṣyasaṃv.): III, 186, †12727 (lokā

V°ūnāṃ).—§ 459 (Mārkaṇḍeyas.): III, 188, 12924 (seen

in the body of Nārāyaṇa).—§ 506 (Skandayuddha): III,

231, 14549.—§ 507 (do.): III, 231, 14587.—§ 547

(Karṇa): III, 308, 17139.—§ 548 (Āraṇeyap.): III, 313,

17317; 314, 17421 (Yudhiṣṭhira asks the Yakṣa if he is

one of the V.).—§ 549c (Arjuna): IV, 2, 48 (°ūnāṃ

navamaṃ, sc. Arjuna), 50 (°ūnām iva Havyavāṭ).—§ 556

(Sañjayayānap.): V, 29, †823.—§ 561d (Nara-Nārāyaṇau):

V, 49, 1918 (Agninā saha).—§ 561 (Yānasandhip.): V, 70,

2562 (°tvāt(?), etymology of the name Vāsudeva).—§ 562

(Bhagavadyānap.): V, 86, 3043 (Ādityā V°avo Rudrā yathā

buddhiṃ Bṛhaspateḥ, sc. upāsante).—§ 565 (Gālavacarita): V,

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116, 3954 (Vasumanā…V°bhyo vasumattaraḥ).—§ 567

(Bhagavadyānap.): V, 128ι, 4301; 131, 4420, (ο), 4423

(seen in the body of Kṛṣṇa).—§ 569 (do.): V, 146, 4940

(°avo Vāsavaṃ yathā, sc. namaḥ kurvanti).—§ 570 (Sainya-

niryāṇap.): V, 156, 5290 (°ūnām iva Havyavāṭ, sc. senāpatiḥ).

—§ 573 (Ambopākhyānap.): V, 185, 7307 (Bhīṣmo V°ānām

anyatamaḥ; sg. = Bhīṣma).—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītāp.): VI,

34, 1227 (°ūnāṃ Pāvakaś cāsmi, says Kṛṣṇa); 35, 1252,

†1268.—§ 581 (Bhīṣmavadhap.); VI, 68, 3039 (only B.).—

§ 585 (do.): VI, 96, 4338 (°avo Vāsavaṃ yathā, sc. pari-

vārya).—§ 587 (do.): VI, 119, 5603 (present at Bhīṣma's

last encounter).—§ 589 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 2, †58

(°prabhāve V°vīryasambhave V°ān gate eva vasudharādhipe,

i.e. Bhīṣma); 6, 159 (°ūnām iva Pāvakaḥ).—§ 593

(Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 35, 1536 (°vagnyādityavi-

kramaiḥ).—§ 596 (Pratijñāp.): VII, 76, 2682.—§ 600

(Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 156, 6865 (sg. = Agni).—§ 608

(Karṇap.): VIII, 87χʹ, 4418 (sided with Arjuna), 4455

(°ūnāṃ salokatvaṃ).—§ 615u (Skanda): IX, 44, 2478 (came

to see Skanda): 45γ, 2508, 2555 (gave companions to

Skanda).—§ 615ff (Asita Devala): IX, 50, 2893 (°ūnāṃ,

sc. sthānaṃ).—§ 619 (Strīvilāpap.): XI, 19δ, 564 (V°ṃ

Vāsavayoṣitaḥ, wrong reading in C. instead of bahudhā

varayoṣitaḥ).—§ 623 (Rājadh.): XII, 15β, 440.—§ 626

(do.): XII, 21β, 634 (Rudrāḥ sa-V°avaḥ).—§ 639 (do.):

XII, 50, 1831 (sa tvaṃ Bhīṣma mahābāho V°ūnāṃ Vāsavo-

pamaḥ/nityaṃ vipraiḥ samākhyāto navamo ('n°, C.) 'navamo

guṇaiḥ); 51, †1858.—§ 641 (do.): XII, 64η, †2395; 122,

4499 (°ūnāṃ Jātavedasaṃ, sc. īśaṃ).—§ 656 (Khaḍgotpattik.):

XII, 166β, 6141.—§ 661 (Mokṣadh.): XII, 198α, 7192

(Rudrāditya-V°ūnāṃ).—§ 664 (do.): XII, 207ε, 7540

(sons of Dharma).—§ 665 (do.): XII, 208, 7586 (aṣṭau).

—§ 673b (Bali-Vāsavasaṃv.): XII, 227, 8220, 8288.—

§ 694b (Jvarotpatti): XII, 284α, 10215.—§ 695b (Dakṣa-

yajñavināśa): XII, 285α, 10279.—§ 702 (Mokṣadh.):

XII, 296β, 10837.—§ 707 (do.): XII, 318, 11704 (if the

soul (jīva) issues through the calves, one attains to the

regions of the V.).—§ 712 (Śukotpatti): XII, 324, 12174.

—§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 340θ, 12916 (aṣṭau); 341π,

13110 (°ūnāṃ pataye, i.e. Viṣṇu (Kṛṣṇa)).—§ 718b

(Uñchavṛttyup.): XII, 366, 13940 (told the Uñchavṛttyu-

pākhyāna to Bhīṣma).—§ 719b (Gautamī-lubdhaka-vyāla-

Mṛtyu-Kālasaṃv.): XIII, 1α, 55.—§ 730g (Upamanyu):

XIII, 14χ, 914 (°ūnāñ caiva Pāvakaḥ, sc. asi, sc. Śiva).—

§ 730 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 14, 985; 18λλ, †1368.—§ 746

(do.): XIII, 57, †2955 (loko V°ūnāṃ), 2959 (lokān…

V°ānāṃ); 79, 3776 (ūnāṃ lokaṃ).—§ 747b (Suvarṇot-

patti): XIII, 84, 4011; 85ζ, 4130 (arose from the smoke

of Agni).—§ 748b (Tārakavadhop.): XIII, 86α, 4201.—

§ 759 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 107ζ, 5302 (lokān V°ūnāṃ),

5315 (do.), 5330 (°ūnāṃ…lokaṃ).—§ 766 (do.): XIII,

134γ, 6187.—§ 768b (Umā-Maheśvarasaṃv.): XIII, 140α,

6351.—§ 770 (Ānuśāsanik.): XIII, 151δ, 7095 (aṣṭau,

their names are: Dhara, Dhruva, Soma, Sāvitra, Anila,

Anala, Pratyūṣa, Prabhāsa), 7110 (Rudrānala-V°prabhāḥ),

7158 (Śakra-V°bhiḥ).—§ 773b (Kṛṣṇa Vāsudeva): XIII,

159β, 7387 (identified with Kṛṣṇa).—§ 775 (Ānuśāsanik.):

XIII, 166α, 7642.—§ 777 (Svargārohaṇik. p.): XIII, 168,

7752; 169, 7790 (sg. = Bhīṣma), 7794 (do., do., but read

with B. pl. Vasūn).—§ 778f (Muñjavat): XIV, 8, 183

(worship Śiva on Muñjavat); 10, †261.—§ 784b (Uttaṅka):

XIV, 54, 1564.—§ 785 (Anugītāp.): XIV, 81, 2413, 2414,

2418, 2421 (on account of the slaughter of Bhīṣma, the V.

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had cursed Arjuna).—§ 789 (Putradarśanap.): XV, 31η,

858 (sg. = Bhīṣma).—§ 793 (Mausalap.): XVI, 4θ, †129.

—§ 795 (Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 3, 87; 4, 145 (°bhiḥ

sahitaṃ…Bhīṣmaṃ); 5μ, 158 (aṣṭau, Bhīṣma, after

death, attained to the status of the V.).

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— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A Vasu whose wife is Angirasi. 2. A son of Vishvakarman.

— The Purana Index

A group of eight deities who are sons of Dharma and Vasu, worshipped for wealth, and associated with various epochs and divine duties.

— The Purana Index

The Number Eight

2 definitions

a symbol of the number eight

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The number eight

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Persons (Mythological and Historical)

1 definition

a son of Mura

— The Purana Index

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