Ushas, Uṣas: 10 definitions
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Ushas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Uṣas can be transliterated into English as Usas or Ushas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)
Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha ChikitsaUṣas (उषस्) refers to “dawn”, as described in the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—According to the Kaśyapasaṃhita verse V.63, “Adorned with atripañcaka and the syllables with the sound of bindu, the goddess extirpates the Kālakūṭa poison just as the rising sun at dawn destroys darkness at dawn (uṣas) [bhānurandhatamasaṃ yathoṣasi]”.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryUṣas (उषस्).—f.
1) Dawn, morning; मधु नक्तमुतोषसः (madhu naktamutoṣasaḥ) Bṛ. Up. प्रदीपार्चिरिवोषसि (pradīpārcirivoṣasi) R.12.1; उषसि उत्थाय (uṣasi utthāya) rising at day-break.
2) Morning light; cf. Aurora; (personified as the daughter of heaven and sister of the Ādityas).
3) The deity that presides over the morning and evening twilights (used in dual); उषसौ (uṣasau) or उषासौ (uṣāsau).
4) The outer passage of the ear.
5) The Malaya range.
6) Evening.
-sī The end of the day, evening twilight.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣas (उषस्).—n.
(-ṣaḥ) 1. The dawn, morning. f. (-sī) The end of the day, twilight. E. uṣ to burn, asi Unadi aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣas (उषस्).—i. e. 2. vas + as, f. The dawn, morning, [Kirātārjunīya] 5, 40; ved. nom. pl. uṣāsas,
— Cf. aeol. (= the original nom. sing. vasās), [Latin] aurora.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣas (उषस्).—[feminine] morning light, dawn (often personif.), also evening light; [dual] uṣāsau morning and evening.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Uṣas (उषस्):—[from uṣ] a f. ([nominative case] [plural] uṣāsas and uṣasas; [instrumental case] [plural] uṣadbhis, [Ṛg-veda i, 6, 3]; See, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 7-4, 48]) morning light, dawn, morning (personified as the daughter of heaven and sister of the Ādityas and the night), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Śakuntalā] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] the evening light, [Ṛg-veda x, 127, 7]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of a wife of Bhava (= φοῖβος) or Rudra, [Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] f. [dual number] (uṣāsau, āsā, and asā) night and morning, [Ṛg-veda; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā] etc.
5) [from uṣ] n. (as) daybreak, dawn, twilight, [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 233; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] the outer passage of the ear, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] the Mālaya range, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) [v.s. ...] cf. [Greek] ἠώς; [Latin] aurora; [Lithuanian] ausz-ra; Old High [German] ôs-tan.
9) [from vas] b See under √1 uṣ
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryUṣas (उषस्):—(ṣaḥ) n. The dawn. (sī) f. Twilight, or end of the day.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Uṣas (उषस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Usā.
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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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Starts with: Usasa, Ushahkala, Ushahkara, Ushahpati, Ushasanakta, Ushasasurya, Ushashva, Ushasi, Ushasikata, Ushassu, Ushasta, Ushasti, Ushasukta, Ushasy, Ushasya, Ushobudh, Ushobudha.
Ends with: Abhyanushas, Abhyushas, Anushas, Bahushas, Hetushas, Parushas, Pratyusha, Renushas, Ritushas, Samanushas, Subahushas, Sushas, Susthushas, Tarushas, Vyushas.
Full-text (+79): Aushasa, Usar, Ushasya, Aushasya, Shubhrayama, Prithuyaman, Pratyusha, Divoja, Rocisha, Agniketu, Ghritapratika, Vyushta, Usa, Usho, Eos, Ushah, Usri, Shukrarshabha, Shukravasas, Usharbudha.
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