Ushas

American  

[oosh-uhs, oo-shahs] / ˈʊʃ əs, ʊˈʃɑs /

Also Usha

noun

1. Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.

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Ushas British  

/ ˈuːʃəs /

noun

1. the Hindu goddess of the dawn

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Etymology

Origin of Ushas

From the Sanskrit word uṣas

Example Sentences

Still I felt that nothing must impede my search after truth; and I could not conceal from myself that, if in winning it I also won Ushas, I was not to be pitied. 

From Fashionable Philosophy and Other Sketches by Oliphant, Laurence

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 sun was invoked by many names, such as "Sûrya," "Savitri," "Vishnu," or "Mitra;" and the dawn rejoiced in such titles as "Ushas," "Urvasi," "Ahanâ," and "Sûryâ."

From Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)

I immediately received a communication from Ushas to the effect that it compelled some words of reply from the sisterhood, and a few days since I received them. 

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