Dasyu
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Dasyu
From the Sanskrit word dasyu
Example Sentences
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To the Aryans the word Dasyu had the meaning of one who not only did not perform religious rites, but attempted to harass their performers.
From Project Gutenberg
His father, Laios, is none other than the Vedic Dasyu, the night-demon who is sure to be destroyed by his solar offspring In the evening, Oidipous is united to the Dawn, the mother who had borne him at daybreak; and here the original story doubtless ended.
From Project Gutenberg
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