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śūra

śū́ra mfn. (prob. fr. √ 1. śū = śvi and connected with śavas, śuna, śūna) strong, powerful, valiant, heroic, brave (cf. -tama and -tara), [RV.]; [MBh.]


śū́ra m. a strong or mighty or valiant man, warrior, champion, hero, one who acts heroically towards any one (loc.) or with regard to anything (loc. instr., or comp.; ifc. f(A). ), [RV.] &c. &c.


śū́ra m. heroism (?, = or w.r. for śaurya), [Kāv.]


a lion, [L.]


a tiger or panther, [L.]


a boar, [L.]


a dog, [L.]


a cock, [L.]


white rice, [L.]


lentil, [L.]


Artocarpus Lacucha, [L.]


Vatica Robusta, [L.]


N. of a Yādava, the father of Vasu-deva and grandfather of Kṛṣṇa, [MBh.]


of a Sauvīraka, [ib.]


of a son of Īlina, [ib.]


of a son of Kārtavīrya, [Hariv.]; [Pur.]


of a son of Vidūratha, [ib.]


of a son of Deva-mīḍhuṣa, [ib.]


of a son of Bhajamāna, [Hariv.]


of a son of Vasu-deva, [BhP.]


of a son of Vatsa-prī, [MārkP.]


of a poet, [Cat.]


of various other men, [Buddh.]; [Rājat.]


w.r. for sūra, [L.]


(pl.) N. of a people, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] [cf. Gk. κῦρος in ἄ-κῡρος.]