Asuramaya, Asuramāyā, Asura-maya: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAsuramāyā (असुरमाया).—demoniacal magic; येना श्रवस्यवश्चरथ देवा इवासुरमायया (yenā śravasyavaścaratha devā ivāsuramāyayā) Av.3.9.4.
Asuramāyā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms asura and māyā (माया).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAsuramāyā (असुरमाया):—[=asura-māyā] [from asura > asu] f. demoniacal magic, [Atharva-veda iii, 9, 4; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; ???; Pbr.]
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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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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XLVII < [Sisupala-badha Parva]
Section CLXXIV < [Ghatotkacha-badha Parva]
Section III < [Sabhakriya Parva]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter XLV < [Book VIII - Sūryaprabha]
Foreword to volume 4 < [Forewords]
Chapter XLVII < [Book VIII - Sūryaprabha]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 12 - The Gods go back to their abodes < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 1 - Description of Tripura (the three cities) < [Section 2.5 - Rudra-saṃhitā (5): Yuddha-khaṇḍa]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 37 - Slaying of Asuras Keśin and Vyoma < [Book 10 - Tenth Skandha]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 12 - Devas Taste the Divine Nectar < [Section 1 - Kedāra-khaṇḍa]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)