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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उषस्uṣasf.Dawn, morning; मधु नक्तमुतोषसः Bṛi. Up. प्रदीपार्चिरिवोषसि R.12.1; उषसि उत्थाय rising at day-break.
    1. Dawn, morning; मधु नक्तमुतोषसः Bṛi. Up. प्रदीपार्चिरिवोषसि R.12.1; उषसि उत्थाय rising at day-break.
    2. Morning light; Compare Aurora; (personified as the daughter of heaven and sister of the Ādityas).
    3. The deity that presides over the morning and evening twilights (used in dual); उषसौ or उषासौ.
    4. The outer passage of the ear.
    5. The Malaya range.
    6. Evening.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -सी The end of the day, evening twilight.

    • -करः The moon.

    • -कलः A cock.

    • -पतिः Aniruddha.

    • -बुध् Adjective awakening with the morning light, early awaked.

    • -बुध

      1. Adjective awakening early; केतुं दिवो रोचनस्था- मुषर्बुधम् Rv.3.2.14.
      2. (धः) fire; Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)6.
      3. A child.
      4. Name of a tree (चित्रक).
  2. उषस्यuṣasyaa.Sacred to the dawn Vāj.24.4.

    Sacred to the dawn Vāj.24.4.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. उषस्uṣas[ush-ás] f. dawn; Aurora; morning; evening-red (rarer); du. night and morning.

    [ush-ás] feminine; also equal for dawn; Aurora; morning; evening-red (rarer); dual night and morning.

  2. उषस्यuṣasya[ushas-ya] a. sacred to Ushas.

    [ushas-ya] adjective sacred to Ushas.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. उषस्uṣasf. (nom. pl. उष्/आसस् and उष्/असस्; instr. pl. उष्/अद्भिस् RV. i, 6, 3; see Ka1s3. on Pa1n2. 7-4, 48) morning…
    1. feminine (nominative case plural उष्/आसस् and उष्/असस्; instrumental case plural उष्/अद्भिस् fg-veda i, 6, 3; see Ka1s3. on Pa1n2. 7-4, 48) morning light, dawn, morning (personified as the daughter of heaven and sister of the A1dityas आदित्य s and the night) fg-veda AV. S3Br. S3ak. etc.
    2. feminine the evening light fg-veda x, 127, 7
    3. feminine Name of a wife of Bhava भव (Equivalent to φοῖβος) or Rudra रुद्र VP.
    4. feminine dual number (उष्/आसौ, that the rest of a word is to be supplied/आसा, and that the rest of a word is to be supplied/असा) night and morning fg-veda VS. etc.
    5. neuter gender (अस्) daybreak, dawn, twilight Un2. iv, 233 Lexicographers
    6. neuter gender the outer passage of the ear Lexicographers
    7. neuter gender the Ma1laya मालय range Lexicographers
    8. neuter gender ([confer, compare Greek ἠώς; Latin aurora; Lithuanian ausz-ra; Old High German o7s-tan .])
    9. See under √1 उष्
  2. उषस्तuṣastam. N. of a R2ishi ऋषि S3Br.

    masculine gender Name of a R2ishi ऋषि S3Br.

  3. उषस्तिuṣastim. id. ChUp.

    masculine gender the same ChUp.

  4. उषस्यuṣasyamfn. sacred to the dawn (Pa1n2. 4-2, 31) VS. xxiv, 4 A1s3vS3r.
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective sacred to the dawn (Pa1n2. 4-2, 31) VS. xxiv, 4 A1s3vS3r.
    2. Nominal verb (from उषस् gaRa कण्ड्व्-आदि Pa1n2. 3-1, 27 [not in Ka1s3.]) Parasmaipada उषस्यति, to grow light, dawn.