Ushas

[ oosh-uhs, oo-shahs ]

noun

1. Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.

Ushas

/ ˈuːʃəs /

noun

1. the Hindu goddess of the dawn

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ushas¹

From the Sanskrit word uṣas

Example Sentences

In her legend, however, we find little but pure poetry, and we do not know that Ushas, like Eos, ever chose a mortal lover.

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Ushas, dawn, again in the later Sanskrit is neuter.

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Ushas with her crimson fingers oped the portals of the day, Nations armed for mortal combat in the field of battle lay!

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His daughter Ushas is the dawn, and in declaring that he fell in love with her, it is only meant that when the sun rises, it follows the dawn.

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Ushas used a stronger expression here, but out of consideration for my old mahatma friends, I suppress it. p.

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