Surasura, Surāsurā, Sura-asura: 13 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchSurāsura (सुरासुर):—m. pl. Götter und Asura [Mahābhārata 13, 556.] [Harivaṃśa 2666.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 60, 23. 3, 51, 6.] [WEBER, KṚṢṆAJ. 282.] sainyamelana [Oxforder Handschriften 116,b,29.] sg. : surāsurasya jagataḥ [Mahābhārata 9, 2236.] kanyakāḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 24, 34.] guru Bez. Śiva’s [Mahābhārata 13, 589.] Kaśyapa’s [Śākuntala 168.] sasurāsuramānuṣa adj. [WEBER, KṚṢṆAJ. 279.]
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Starts with: Curacura, Surasuracarya, Surasuraguru, Surasurake, Surasuralike, Surasuramaya, Surasurana, Surasurane, Surasuranem, Surasurati, Surasuraya.
Ends with: Curacura.
Full-text: Surasuramaya, Surasuraguru, Atirar, Surasuraya, Surasuracarya, Pratyanika, Surasur, Thaka, Jayin, Galanem, Bhos.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.24.99 < [Chapter 24 - The Killing of the Kola Demon]
Verse 2.9.15 < [Chapter 9 - Brahmā’s Prayers]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
The Divine Attendants < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 7 - Application of the Junctures (sandhi) in a Samavakāra < [Chapter 6 - Samavakāra (critical study)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.1.255 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XLIX - Description of daivastras or supernatural weapons < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
List of Mahabharata people and places (by Laxman Burdak)