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Ushas

Ushas proper noun: vedic and Hindu female deity, personifying the dawn, usually mentioned in plural. She is portrayed as welcoming birds and warding off evil spirits, and as a beautifully adorned young woman riding in a golden chariot on her path across the sky.

Proper noun

Ushas

  1. (Hinduism, Vedic) Vedic and Hindu female deity, personifying the dawn, usually mentioned in plural. She is portrayed as welcoming birds and warding off evil spirits, and as a beautifully adorned young woman riding in a golden chariot on her path across the sky.
    • Of the goddesses there are only two who have any marked individuality, viz., Ushas, the dawn, and Sarasvati, the goddess of the river of that name, and afterwards the goddess of speech.1999, Shyam Singh Shashi, Encyclopaedia Indica, page 16

Origin of Ushas

From Sanskrit उषस् (uṣás, “dawn”). Doublet of Aurora and Eos.

Questions about Ushas

What does Ushas mean?
Ushas means vedic and Hindu female deity, personifying the dawn, usually mentioned in plural. She is portrayed as welcoming birds and warding off evil spirits, and as a beautifully adorned young woman riding in a golden chariot on her path across the sky.
What part of speech is Ushas?
Ushas is a proper noun.

Words near Ushas in the dictionary

  1. Ushak
  2. Usham
  3. ushanka
  4. ushankas
  5. Ushant
  6. Ushas
  7. Ushaw Moor
  8. ushe
  9. ushed
  10. Usheen
  11. usher

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