asu असु ásu m. (√ 1. as), Ved. breath, life, [RV.]; [AV.] &c. life of the spiritual world or departed spirits, [RV. x, 15, 1] (in astron.) ‘respiration’, = four seconds of sidereal time or one minute of arc, [Sūryas.] = prajñā, [Naigh.] (in later language only ásavas) the vital breaths or airs of the body, animal life, [AV.]; [Mn. iii, 217], &c. n. grief, [L.] (= citta) the spirit, [L.] asukha असुख a-sukha mf(A)n. unhappy, sorrowful, [MBh.] &c. painful, [N.] not easy to (Inf.), [Kir. v, 49] a-sukha n. sorrow, pain, affliction, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. asurā असुरा ásurā f. night, [L.] a zodiacal sign, [L.] asurī असुरी ásurī f. a female demon, the wife of an Asura, [KauṣBr.] (cf. āsurī and mahāsurī) the plant Sinapis Ramosa Roxb., [L.] asura असुर ásura mfn. (√ 2. as, [Uṇ.]), spiritual, incorporeal, divine, [RV.]; [AV.]; [VS.] ásura m. a spirit, good spirit, supreme spirit (said of Varuṇa), [RV.]; [VS.] the chief of the evil spirits, [RV. ii, 30, 4] and [vii, 99, 5] an evil spirit, demon, ghost, opponent of the gods, [RV. viii, 96, 9] [x]; [AV.] &c. [these Asuras are often regarded as the children of Diti by Kaśyapa See daitya; as such they are demons of the first order in perpetual hostility with the gods, and must not be confounded with the Rākṣasas or imps who animate dead bodies and disturb sacrifices] a N. of Rāhu, [VarBṛS.] &c. the sun, [L.] a cloud, [Naigh.] (cf. [RV. v, 83, 6]) ásura m. pl. N. of a warrior-tribe, (g. parśv-ādi, q.v.) ásura m. of a Vedic school ásura [In later Sanskṛt sura has been formed from , as sita from asita, q.v.] ásura See ásu. asuri असुरि (prob.) m. (said to be fr. √ 2. as) war, battle (= saṃgrāma), [L.] asusū असुसू asu—sū mfn. ‘exciting life (as Kāma's arrows)’, an arrow, [Kir. xv, 5.] asu-sū See ásu. asuta असुत á-suta mfn. (√ 3. su), not pressed out, not ready (as the Soma juice), [RV.]; [VS.] asubhṛt असुभृत् asu—bhṛt m. a living being, a creature, man, [BhP.] asukhin असुखिन् a-sukhin mfn. unhappy, sorrowful, [R.] &c. asuhṛd असुहृद् a-suhṛd m. not a friend, N. an enemy, [R. v, 76, 5] a-suhṛd mfn. having no friend, [MBh. xii, 6485.] asukas असुकस् nom. sg. = asakaú, q.v., [Pāṇ. vii, 2, 107] Comm. (cf. amuka.) asumat असुमत् ásu—mat (ásu-), mfn. living, [TBr.] ásu—mat (ān), m. life, the principle of vitality, the portion of the spirit connected with the attributes of existence, [L.] asumna असुम्न á-sumna mfn. contrary, adverse, [VS. xxxv, 1.] asunva असुन्व a-sunvá mf(A/)n. ‘not pressing out the Soma juice’, not worshipping the gods, [RV. viii, 14, 15.] asupta असुप्त á-supta mfn. not asleep, [ŚBr. xiv.] asurya असुर्य asuryà mfn. (4) incorporeal, spiritual, divine, [RV.] ([Pāṇ. iv, 4, 123]) demoniacal, belonging or relating to the Asuras, [AitBr.]; [ŚBr.] asuryà (às), m. (= ásura m. q.v.) the supreme spirit, [RV. ii, 35, 2.] asuryà n. (3) spirituality, divine nature, [RV.] the incorporeal, the collective body of spiritual beings, [RV.] [[Gmn.] accentuates asuryá in accordance with similar cases, as 2. samaryá (3) n. compared with 1. samaryá (4) mfn.] asustha असुस्थ a-sustha mfn. unwell, indisposed, uncomfortable, [Śak.] asutṛp असुतृप् asu—tṛ́p mfn. enjoying or profiting by (another's) life, bringing it into one's possession, [RV.], (cf. paśu-tṛ́p) enjoying one's life, devoted to worldly pleasures, [BhP.] (once asu-tṛpa in the same sense). asu-tṛ́p and asu-tṛpa See ásu. asuṣvi असुष्वि á-suṣvi mfn. id., [RV. iv, 24, 5]; [25, 6]; [vi, 44, 11.] á-suṣvi See á-suta. asukhāya असुखाय a-sukhāya Nom. Ā. °yate, to be uneasy, [Jātakam.] asugama असुगम a-sugama mfn. not easily passable (as a way), [BhP.] difficult to be understood Comm. asukara असुकर a-sukara mfn. not easy to be done, difficult, arduous, [MBh. viii, 99], &c. asulabha असुलभ a-sulabha mf(A)n. difficult of attainment, rare, [Śak.]; [Vikr.] &c. asunīta असुनीत ásu—nīta (ásu-), n. ‘the world of spirits’, or m. ‘the lord of spirits (i.e. Yama)’, [AV. xviii, 2, 56.] asunīti असुनीति ásu—nīti (ásu-), f. the world of spirits, [RV. x, 12, 4]; [15, 14]; [16, 2] personified as a female deity (invoked for the preservation of life, [RV. x, 59, 5] and [6]), or as Yama (lord of the dead, [AV. xviii, 3, 59]; [Naigh.]) asunvat असुन्वत् á-sunvat mfn. id., [RV.] asurāri असुरारि m. = asura-dviṣ, q.v., [Kād.] asurasā असुरसा a-surasā f. the plant Basilicum Pilosum Benth., [L.] asusama असुसम asu—sama m. ‘dear as life’, a husband, lover, [L.] asutara असुतर a-sutara mfn. (√ tṛ), not to be easily passed, [Kir. v, 18.] asutṛpa असुतृप asu—tṛpa mfn. See before. asu-tṛ́p and asu-tṛpa See ásu. asuṣira असुषिर a-suṣira mfn. not hollow, [ĀpŚr.] asubhaṅga असुभङ्ग asu—bhaṅga m. breaking of life, [L.] fear about life, danger of life, [L.] asuṃbhara असुंभर asu—ṃ-bhara mf(A)n. only (supporting i.e.) caring for one's life, [BhP.] asugandha असुगन्ध a-sugandha m. a bad smell, [BhP.] a-sugandha mfn. not fragrant, [R.] asundara असुन्दर a-sundara mfn. not good or right, improper Comm. on [Mn. iv, 222.] asurāhva असुराह्व n. ‘named after an Asura (i.e. after Kaṃsa, cf. kāṃsya)’, bell-metal, [L.] asurahan असुरहन् asura—hán mf(-GnI/)n. destroying the Asuras, [RV.]; [ŚBr.] asurakṣa असुरक्ष a-surakṣa mf(A)n. difficult to guard or preserve, perishable, [Kir. ii, 39.] asurarāj असुरराज् asura—rāj m. king of the Asuras (N. of the Asura Baka), [MBh. i, 6208.] asuratva असुरत्व asura—tvá n. spirituality, divine dignity, [RV. iii, 55, 1]; [x, 55, 4] and [99, 2] the being an Asura or opponent of the gods, [MaitrS.]; [Kathās.] asurejya असुरेज्य m. = asura-guru, q.v., [VarBṛ.] asusthatā असुस्थता a-sustha—tā f. indisposition, sickness. asutyāga असुत्याग asu—tyāga m. giving up one's life, [BhP.] asuvyaya असुव्यय asu-vyaya m. sacrifice of one's own life, [Prab.] asuṣupta असुषुप्त a-suṣupta mfn. not fast asleep, [NṛsUp.] asudhāraṇa असुधारण asu—dhāraṇa n. life, [L.] asukhāvaha असुखावह mf(A)n. producing unhappiness, [MBh. i, 4732.] asukhodaya असुखोदय mfn. causing or ending in unhappiness, [Mn. iv, 70.] asuptadṛś असुप्तदृश् a-supta—dṛś mfn. never closing the eyes in sleep, ever-seeing, [L.] asurādhipa असुराधिप m. (= asura-rāj) a N. of Bali Vairocani, [R. i, 31, 6] of Māyādhara, [Kathās.] asuradruh असुरद्रुह् asura—druh m. ‘enemy of the Asuras’, a god, [Śiś. ii, 35.] asuradviṣ असुरद्विष् asura—dviṣ m. ‘enemy of the Asuras’, a N. of Viṣṇu, [L.] asuraguru असुरगुरु asura—guru m. ‘teacher of the Asuras’, the planet Venus (or Śukra), [Kād.] (cf. amarāri-pūjya.) asuraloka असुरलोक asura—loká m. the world of the demons, [MaitrS.]; [Kāṭh.] asuramāyā असुरमाया asura—māyā́ f. demoniacal magic, [AV. iii, 9, 4]; [ŚBr.]; [KauṣBr.]; [PBr.] asuraripu असुररिपु asura—ripu m. = -dviṣ, q.v., [L.] asuraviśa असुरविश asura—viśa n. the race of Asuras, [AitBr.] asurayoni असुरयोनि asura—yoní m. or f. the womb of Asuras, [TS.] asurendra असुरेन्द्र m. lord of the Asuras, [VP.] asuvargya असुवर्ग्य á-suvargya mfn. for a-svargyá, q.v., [TS. v.] asuvilāsa असुविलास asu—vilāsa m. N. of a metre (of four times eleven syllables). asukhāviṣṭa असुखाविष्ट mfn. afflicted with grief or pain. asukhodarka असुखोदर्क mfn. id., [Mn.] asupratāra असुप्रतार a-supratāra mfn. difficult to be crossed, ib. asurācārya असुराचार्य m. = asura-guru, q.v., [L.] asurārdana असुरार्दन asu—°rārdana m. ‘harasser of A°’, a god, [MBh.] asurakṣiti असुरक्षिति ásura—kṣiti (ásura-), mfn. id., [AV. x, 6, 22] and [28.] asusamāpta असुसमाप्त a-susamāpta mfn. imperfect, [Nir. vi, 9] and [28.] asuṣiratva असुषिरत्व a-suṣira—tva (ás°) n. the not being hollow, [MaitrS.] asukhapīḍita असुखपीडित a-sukha—pīḍita mfn. pained with grief, [N.] asurabrahma असुरब्रह्म asura—brahmá m. a priest of the Asuras, [ŚBr. i.] asurakumāra असुरकुमार asura—kumāra m. pl. the first of the ten classes of Bhavanavāsin deities, [Jain.] asurasūdana असुरसूदन asura—sūdana m. = -dviṣ, q.v., [L.] asuratamasa असुरतमस asura—tamasá n. the darkness of the (world of the) demons, [ŚBr. iv.] asukhasaṃcāra असुखसंचार a-sukha—saṃcāra mf(A)n. (a place) on which it is not easy or safe to dwell, [Kām.] asurakṣayaṇa असुरक्षयण asura—kṣáyaṇa mfn. destroying the Asuras, [AV. x, 10, 10]; [12] and [13.] asurarakṣasa असुररक्षस asura—rakṣasá n. a demoniacal being having the qualities of an Asura as well as of a Rakṣas, [ŚBr.] pl. (ā́ni), n. pl. Asuras and Rākṣasas, [ŚBr.] asusthirādara असुस्थिरादर asu—sthirādara mfn. continually solicitous about one's life, [Rājat.]