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asura

[Sanskrit]


Ásura

1. [Ved.]: the Lord; used in the Veda as in the Avesta for the deva, but also for the gods, his manifestations; it is only in a few hymns that it is used for the dark Titans.

2. [Later]: the strong or mighty one, Titan; a [hostile] being of the mentalised vital.

Ásura