As a deity name
Name 797 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
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As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(; Ved. acc. ām; Ved. loc. and dat. e; voc. as, a, and an, on ) N. of an ancient sage with the patronymic Kāvya, (in later times identified with Śukra, the teacher of the Asuras, w…
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Dictionary citations
uśanas m. ā (Pāṇ. vii, 1, 94; Ved. acc. ām; Ved. loc. and dat. e; voc. as, a, and an, Kāś. on Pāṇ.) N. of an ancient sage with the patronymic Kāvya, RV.; AV. iv, 29, 6; Kauś. (in later times identified with Śukra, the teacher of the Asuras, who presides over the planet Venus)
N. of the planet Venus, MBh.; Yājñ.; Pañcat. &c.
N. of the author of a Dharma-śāstra, Hcat. i, 5
(uśanasaḥ stoma m. N. of a verse (RV. v, 29, 9) to be muttered by one who thinks himself poisoned, ĀśvŚr. v, 9, 1.)
uśanas m. [vaś-kanasi saṃpra˚ Uṇ. 4. 238] (Nom. sing. uśanā; Voc. sing. uśanan, uśana, uśanaḥ) N. of Śukra, regent of the planet Venus, son of Bhṛgu and preceptor of the Asuras. In the Vedas he has the epithet Kāvya given to him, probably because he was noted for his wisdom; cf. Bg. 10. 37; kavīnāmuśanā kaviḥ. He is also known as a writer on civil and religious law (Y. 1. 4), and as an authority on civil polity; śāstramuśanasā praṇītaṃ Pt. 5; adhyāpitasyośanasāpi nītiṃ Ku. 3. 6.
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