Abhasura, Ābhāsura: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĀbhāsura (आभासुर).—a. Splendid, bright, shining.
-raḥ 1 A collective name of 64 demigods.
2) Name of an attendant Gaṇa.
3) Name of a particular set of 12 subjects; आत्मा ज्ञाता दमो दान्तः शान्तिर्ज्ञानं शमस्तपः । कामः क्रोधो मदो मोहो द्वादशाभास्वरा इमे (ātmā jñātā damo dāntaḥ śāntirjñānaṃ śamastapaḥ | kāmaḥ krodho mado moho dvādaśābhāsvarā ime) || (tārānātha tarkavācaspatikośa.)
See also (synonyms): ābhāsvara.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ābhāsura (आभासुर):—[=ā-bhāsura] [from ā-bhās] mfn. ([Pāṇini 3-2, 161]) shining, bright, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a class of deities, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Ends with: Mahabhasura, Prabhasura, Sabhashura, Shalabhasura.
Full-text: Abhasvara.
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