Asura

Asura

See also: asura and asurą

English

Mahishasura Statue, Chamundi Hills, near Mysore

Alternative forms

• asura
• asur (India)

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit असुर (asura). Doublet of Ahura. Compare English Æsir.

Noun

Asura (plural Asuras)

1. (Hinduism) Power-seeking deities involved in constant conflict with the more benevolent Devas.
2. (Buddhism) The lowest class of deities and demigods of the Kāmadhātu.

Translations

deity in Hinduism

Bengali: অসুর (ôsur) Chinese: Mandarin: 阿修羅／阿修罗 (zh) (āxiūluo) Finnish: Asura French: açoura, asura Hindi: असुर (hi) (asur) Japanese: 阿修羅 (ja) (asura), アスラ (asura) Lithuanian: Asura f Malayalam: അസുരൻ (ml) (asuraṉ) Marathi: असुर (mr) (asur) Newar: असुर (asura) Persian: اسوراها‎ Polish: asura m Russian: а́сура (ru) m (ásura) Sanskrit: असुर (sa) m (asura) Tamil: அசுரர் (ta) (acurar) Telugu: అసురుడు (te) (asuruḍu) Thai: อสูร (th) (à-sǔun) Urdu: آسُر‎ Vietnamese: A tu la

deity in Buddhism

Burmese: အသူရကာယ် (my) (a.sura.kay), အသူရာ (my) (a.sura) Chinese: Mandarin: 阿修羅／阿修罗 (zh) (āxiūluo) Finnish: Asura Japanese: 阿修羅 (ja) (あしゅら, ashura) Lithuanian: Asura f Marathi: असुर (mr) (asur) Persian: آشورا‎, آسورا‎ Russian: а́сура (ru) m (ásura) Sanskrit: असुर (sa) m (asura) Thai: อสูร (th) (à-sǔun) Tibetan: ལྷ་མ་ཡིན (lha ma yin) Urdu: آسُر‎

References

1. Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. 67.

Anagrams

• Sarua, auras