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)

(Hinduism) Power-seeking deities involved in constant conflict with the more benevolent Devas.
(Buddhism) 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)
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)
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)

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

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