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 (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

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