Asura
[uhs-oo-ruh]
- (in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- Zoroastrianism. Ahura.
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Origin of Asura
< 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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Historical Examples of asura
But the word has been whispered about among the priests, and we of Asura learned of it.'
The Hour of the DragonRobert E. Howard
This was our plan, and the priests of Asura aided us with their mist.
The Hour of the DragonRobert E. Howard
And he, abandoning the condition of an Asura, fled to Śiva as his protector.
The Kath Sarit SgaraSomadeva Bhatta
And the discreet Asura Maya joyfully fastened on his turban and diadem.
The Kath Sarit SgaraSomadeva Bhatta
Thou didst deliver the worlds, O slayer of the Asura Mahisha.
The Kath Sarit SgaraSomadeva Bhatta