As a deity name
Name 768 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 208 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 736 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 113 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
शूर · noun · masculine
वीर । बहादुर । सूरमा · योद्धा । भट । सिपाही · सूर्य — Śabdasāgara
शूर · adj
योद्धा । बहादुर । शौर्यशक्तियुक्त — Śabdasāgara
शूर · śūra · s.m.
A hero; warrior, champion, a valiant man, a great or mighty man; a lion; a boar — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 736
शूर · masculine
warrior, hero
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi शूर — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit शूर (śūra).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
śūra mfn. (prob. fr. √ 1. śū = śvi and connected with śavas, śuna, śūna) strong, powerful, valiant, heroic, brave (cf. -tama and -tara), RV.; MBh.
śūra m. a strong or mighty or valiant man, warrior, champion, hero, one who acts heroically towards any one (loc.) or with regard to anything (loc. instr., or comp.; ifc. f(ā). ), RV. &c. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a strong or mighty or valiant man, warrior, champion, hero, one who acts heroically towards any one (loc.) or with regard to anything (loc. instr., or comp.; ifc. ā), &c. &c.
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śūra mfn. (prob. fr. √ 1. śū = śvi and connected with śavas, śuna, śūna) strong, powerful, valiant, heroic, brave (cf. -tama and -tara), RV.; MBh.
śūra m. a strong or mighty or valiant man, warrior, champion, hero, one who acts heroically towards any one (loc.) or with regard to anything (loc. instr., or comp.; ifc. f(ā). ), RV. &c. &c.
śūra m. heroism (?, = or w.r. for śaurya), Kāv.
a lion, L.
a tiger or panther, L.
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