असुर

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  a demon, an asura

Etymology
From, from , from.

Related to, with several possible etymologies and meanings. In the context of asura conventionally associated with asu- in the sense of "master of the house". This meaning is not further narrowed by its etymology: cf. 🇨🇬 and, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. Possibly ultimately from.

The Brahmanas and the Puranas derive asura from another asu-, "breath", a cognate of which is found in Av. ahu-, "life, existence". In yet other post-Vedic Sanskrit literature, asura was back-formed as a-sura, "non-sura", with sura then associated with a group of gods who inhabit Indra's domain.

Noun

 * 1) spirit, good spirit, supreme spirit (said of Varuna)
 * 2) the chief of the evil spirits
 * 3) an evil spirit, demon, ghost, opponent of the gods
 * 4) name of Rāhu
 * 5) the sun
 * 6) cloud
 * 7)  name of a warrior-tribe
 * 8) name of a Vedic school
 * 9) zodiacal sign
 * 10)  (in later Sanskrit  has been formed from, as , from )
 * 1)  (in later Sanskrit  has been formed from, as , from )