असुर
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Sanskrit [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hasura-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ns-u-ro. Cognates include Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬀 (ahura, “god, lord”), Old Persian 𐏊 (Auramazdā) and Hittite 𒈗 (hassu, “king”).
Noun [edit]
असुर (ásura) m
- spirit, good spirit, supreme spirit (said of Varuna)
- the chief of the evil spirits
- an evil spirit, demon, ghost, opponent of the gods
- name of Rāhu
- the sun
- cloud
- (in the plural) name of a warrior-tribe
- name of a Vedic school
- zodiacal sign
- (botany) Sinapis ramosa (in later Sanskrit सुर (sura) has been formed from असुर (asura), as सित (sita), from असित (asita))
Declension [edit]
Masculine a-stem declension of असुर
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | असुरः (asuraḥ) | असुरौ (asurau) | असुराः (asurāḥ) |
| Vocative | असुर (asura) | असुरौ (asurau) | असुराः (asurāḥ) |
| Accusative | असुरम् (asuram) | असुरौ (asurau) | असुरान् (asurān) |
| Instrumental | असुरेण (asureṇa) | असुराभ्याम् (asurābhyām) | असुरैः (asuraiḥ) |
| Dative | असुराय (asurāya) | असुराभ्याम् (asurābhyām) | असुरेभ्यः (asurebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | असुरात् (asurāt) | असुराभ्याम् (asurābhyām) | असुरेभ्यः (asurebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | असुरस्य (asurasya) | असुरयोः (asurayoḥ) | असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) |
| Locative | असुरे (asure) | असुरयोः (asurayoḥ) | असुरेषु (asureṣu) |
References [edit]
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0121
