Asura is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Asura meaning
- One of the power-seeking deities involved in constant conflict with the more benevolent Devas.
- A member of the lowest class of deities and demigods of the Kāmadhātu.
Synonyms of Asura
Using Asura
- The main meaning on this page is: One of the power-seeking deities involved in constant conflict with the more benevolent Devas. | A member of the lowest class of deities and demigods of the Kāmadhātu.
- Useful related words include: hindu deity.
- In the example corpus, asura often appears in combinations such as: the asura, asura coin, asura are.
Context around Asura
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Asura
- In this selection, "asura" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, beitong, days, purchase, coin, named and meaning stand out and add context to how "asura" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include against and asura are incorrectly and against the asura named mahishasura. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "asura" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with asura
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
You better pay homage to Lucifer, Asura or Raavana. (9 words)
Meghavasas was an asura minister in Varuna's assembly. (9 words)
The Asura are not fundamentally against the gods, nor do they tempt humans to fall. (15 words)
According to Jan Chozen Bays in her book, Jizo: Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers, the realm of the asura is a later refinement of the heavenly realm and was inserted between the human realm and the Heavens. (39 words)
The effort required to pull the asura was shown through the tightened muscles of the dancer's arm and the almost-real twitching of her facial muscles; that moment proved that Prateeksha is a class apart. (36 words)
According to mythology, the festival celebrates the victory of Durga in her battle against the asura named Mahishasura, symbolising the victory of good over evil. (25 words)
Example sentences (15)
No drivers are required to operate the Beitong Asura 2 Pro, regardless of what operating system you choose to play on with your PC.
According to mythology, the festival celebrates the victory of Durga in her battle against the asura named Mahishasura, symbolising the victory of good over evil.
During the last seven days, Asura Coin has traded 293.6% higher against the US dollar.
Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase Asura Coin using one of the aforementioned exchanges.
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You better pay homage to Lucifer, Asura or Raavana.
Another action guy is Peng Zhang, who is a stunt coordinator and had also directed a Chinese film Asura.
The effort required to pull the asura was shown through the tightened muscles of the dancer's arm and the almost-real twitching of her facial muscles; that moment proved that Prateeksha is a class apart.
According to Jan Chozen Bays in her book, Jizo: Guardian of Children, Travelers, and Other Voyagers, the realm of the asura is a later refinement of the heavenly realm and was inserted between the human realm and the Heavens.
An example is the relation of the Zoroastrian word Ahura ( Ahura Mazda ) and the Vedic word Asura (meaning demon).
An extensive bas relief in the outer gallery of Angkor Wat depicts Krishna's battle with the asura Bana.
Daitya (lit. sons of the mother "Diti"), Rakshasa (lit. from "harm to be guarded against"), and Asura are incorrectly translated into English as "demon".
Many people metaphorically interpret the Asura as manifestations of the ignoble passions in the human mind and as a symbolic devices.
Meghavasas was an asura minister in Varuna's assembly.
The Asura are not fundamentally against the gods, nor do they tempt humans to fall.
Common combinations with asura
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: