The Sanskrit term Uṣāpati can be transliterated into English as Usapati or Ushapati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Uṣāpati (उषापति) refers to the “husband of the dawn” and is used to describe the Sun (Dinakara), according to the Ṭīkā (commentary) on the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “[...] Śiva, that is, Śrīnātha has entered the four sacred seats (i.e., Oḍḍiyāṇa, Jālandhara, Pūrṇagiri and Kāmarūpa) along with Umā, the goddess. [...] Thus that Siddha has attained repose in knowledge. He has acquired knowledge and is famous in the world. His body has come down into the Lineage of the Youngest. Who is he? He is said to be the sun, the husband of the dawn (uṣāpati). The other name he has assumed is Mitra and so (this Siddha) is called Mitrīśa.  [...]”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Uṣāpati (उषापति).—Name of Aniruddha, husband of Uṣā.

Derivable forms: uṣāpatiḥ (उषापतिः).

Uṣāpati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms uṣā and pati (पति). See also (synonyms): uṣāramaṇa, uṣeśa.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣāpati (उषापति).—m.

(-tiḥ) A name of Anirudd'Ha, the son of Kamadeva. E. uṣā and pati a lord, a master: the husband of Usha.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣāpati (उषापति):—[=uṣā-pati] [from uṣā > uṣ] m. ‘Uṣā’s husband’, Name of A-niruddha, [Agni-purāṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uṣāpati (उषापति):—[uṣā-pati] (tiḥ) 2. m. A name of Aniruddha, son of Kāma or Cupid.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ushapati in German

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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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Partial matches: Usa, Pati.

Ends with: Purushapati.

Full-text: Ushesha, Usharamana, Usa.

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