Asura

See also: asura and asurą

English

Alternative forms

asura
asur (India)

Etymology

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

Noun

Asura (plural Asuras)

(Hinduism) One of the power-seeking deities involved in constant conflict with the more benevolent Devas.
(Buddhism) A member of the lowest class of deities and demigods of the Kāmadhātu.

Translations

deity in Hinduism

Bengali: অসুর (bn) (ośur)
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)
Korean: 아수라 (ko) (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 (āsur)
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)
Korean: 아수라 (ko) (asura)
Lithuanian: Asura f
Marathi: असुर (mr) (asur)
Mongolian: асура (asura)
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 (āsur)
Vietnamese: A Tu La

See also

rakshasa

References

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