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asurā

asura

masc nom pl of asura (noun); masc instr sg of asura (noun); masc abl sg of asura (noun); masc voc sg of asura (noun); …

1. titan; anti-god; enemy of the devas; lit. antihero
2. of the titans; of the asuras; lit. antihero

Etymology. na > a + √sur + a; from √sur 'shine, be supreme'; Sanskrit asura [sur]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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