"Vasu" meaning in All languages combined

See Vasu on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Vasus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit वसु (vásu, “dwelling, dweller”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|वसु||dwelling, dweller|tr=vásu}} Sanskrit वसु (vásu, “dwelling, dweller”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Vasus}} Vasu (plural Vasus)
  1. (Hinduism) Any of the attendant deities of Indra, and later Vishnu. They are eight elemental gods representing aspects of nature. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hindu deities, Hinduism

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