m. etc. [these asura-s are often regarded as the children of diti- by kaśyapa-Seedaitya-;as such they are demons of the first order in perpetual hostility with the gods, and must not be confounded with the rākṣasa-s or imps who animate dead bodies and disturb sacrifices]
the science of the Asuras,’ the term used in the śānkhāyana and Aávalāyana śrauta Sūtras as the equivalent of the term māyā employed in the śatapatha Brāhmana, clearly means ‘ magic,’ as it is rendered by Professor Eggeling.
noun (masculine) a name of Rāhu (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a spirit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an evil spirit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
cloud (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
demon (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ghost (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
good spirit (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Vedic school (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a warrior-tribe (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
opponent of the gods (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
supreme spirit (said of Varuṇa) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the chief of the evil spirits (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the sun (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sulfur Frequency rank 376/72933
noun (masculine) a shrub (the leaves of which are used in discutient applications) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Vitex Negundo (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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