उषस्

{ uṣas }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उषस्  f.  a f. ( nom. pl. उषा॑सस् and उष॑सस्; instr. pl. उष॑द्भिस्, [RV. i, 6, 3]; See, [Kāś.] on [Pāṇ. 7-4, 48]) morning light, dawn, morning (personified as the daughter of heaven and sister of the आदित्यs and the night), [RV.]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [Śak.] &c.
   the evening light, [RV. x, 127, 7]
    N. of a wife of भव (= φοῖβος) or रुद्र, [VP.]
उषासौ  f.  f. du. (, °आ॑सा, and °अ॑सा) night and morning, [RV.]; [VS.] &c.
उषस्  n.  n. ( अस्) daybreak, dawn, twilight, [Uṇ. iv, 233]; [L.]
   the outer passage of the ear, [L.]
   the मालय range, [L.]
उषस्   [ cf. Gk. ἠώς; Lat. aurora; Lith. ausz-ra; Old High Germ. ôs-tan.]
उषस्    b See under √ 1 उष्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उषस् [uṣas]  f. f.
   Dawn, morning; मधु नक्तमुतोषसः Bṛi. Up. प्रदीपार्चिरिवोषसि [R.12.1;] उषसि उत्थाय rising at day-break.
   Morning light; cf. Aurora; (personified as the daughter of heaven and sister of the Ādityas).
   The deity that presides over the morning and evening twilights (used in dual); उषसौ or उषासौ.
   The outer passage of the ear.
   The Malaya range.
   Evening.-सी The end of the day, evening twilight. -Comp.
-करः   The moon.
-कलः   A cock.
-पतिः   Aniruddha.-बुध् a. awakening with the morning light, early awaked.
-बुध a.  a. awakening early; केतुं दिवो रोचनस्था- मुषर्बुधम् [Rv.3.2.14.]
   (धः) fire; [U.6.]
   A child.
  N. N. of a tree (चित्रक).

Shabda-Sagara

उषस्  n.  ( -षः)
   1. The dawn, morning.
  f.  ( -सी) The end of the day, twi- light.
    E. उष् to burn, असि Unādi aff.

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उष् असि