m. (prob. fr. asura as if fr. a-sura and as sita fr. a-sita; thought by some to be connected with 2. svar) a god, divinity, deity (surāṇāṃ hantṛ m. ‘slayer of the gods’, N. of a partic. form of fire, son of Tapas), [MaitrUp.]; [MBh.] &c.
the image of a god, an idol, [Viṣṇ.]
a symbolical N. for the number ‘thirty-three’ (from the 33 gods; see deva), [Gaṇit.]
a sage, learned man, [L.]
the sun, [L.]
(said to be) = kṣura, [MBh.]
w.r. for svara, [ib.]
(am), n., see surā.