Asura
[ uhs-oo-ruh ]
noun
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
Zoroastrianism. Ahura.
Origin of Asura
1<Sanskrit: mighty Lord; later (by reanalysis as a- + -sura) taken to mean “demon,” as opposed to sura (by back formation) “god”
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How to use Asura in a sentence
And endued with power of illusion the angry Asura transformed his brother into a ram.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 | Krishna-Dwaipayana VyasaAnd that other great Asura also, Vali by name, was incapable of being slain by any one.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 | Krishna-Dwaipayana VyasaThe negative force you call the Rkshasa or Asura; his face, it seems, is turned away from God.
Avatras | Annie BesantThis Asura, who is acquainted with all things, has propped up these heavens, he has fixed the boundaries of the earth.
He is called Asura, the living or life-giving god, a name peculiar to the oldest and the greatest gods.
India: What can it teach us? | F. Max Mller
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