Ushas
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Ushas
From the Sanskrit word uṣas
Example Sentences
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On the day following my arrival, Ushas explained to me the relationship in which we were to stand towards each other.
From Fashionable Philosophy and Other Sketches by Oliphant, Laurence
But in this race Ushas was drawn by red cows; "hence after the coming of dawn there is a reddish colour".
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew
Surya is sometimes spoken of as a child of Aditi's or of Dyaus and Ushas is his wife, though she also lives in Spartan polyandry with the Asvin twins.**
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew
The chief of these deities were Agni, the fire; Prithivi, the earth; Ushas, the dawn; Mitra, or Surya, the sun; Indra, the sky; Maruts, the storm-winds; and Varuna, the All-Surrounder.
From Fairy Tales; Their Origin and Meaning With Some Account of Dwellers in Fairyland by Bunce, John Thackray
Vaginîvatî is chiefly applied to Ushas, Sarasvatî, and here to the river Sindhu.
From India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge by Wilder, Alexander
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