Ushas
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Ushas
From the Sanskrit word uṣas
Example Sentences
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Another, and to modern ideas much more poetical personified power, often mentioned in the Vedas, is Ushas, or the dawn.
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Ushas, dawn, again in the later Sanskrit is neuter.
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His daughter Ushas is the dawn, and in declaring that he fell in love with her, it is only meant that when the sun rises, it follows the dawn.
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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.
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Ushas, on the other hand, while etymologically corresponding to Aurora, Eos, is a specially Indian development, as Eos has no cult.
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