asura (m)

Meanings

• a name of Rāhu
• a spirit
• an evil spirit
• cloud
• demon
• ghost
• good spirit
• name of a Vedic school
• name of a warrior-tribe
• opponent of the gods
• supreme spirit (said of Varuṇa)
• the chief of the evil spirits
• the sun
• sulfur

Sememes

• Asura [8]

References

All references
Bhāvaprakāśa	1
Rasaratnākara	1
Rasārṇava	5
Rasendracūḍāmaṇi	1