Aditya
[ ah-dit-yuh ]
nounHinduism.
one of the Vedic gods, the sons of Aditi.
Origin of Aditya
1<Sanskrit āditya (or ādityāḥ plural), derivative of aditi a goddess (originally a deified abstraction, literally, the absence of binding)
- Compare Asura.
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How to use Aditya in a sentence
One should next go, O king, to the asylum of Aditya—that illustrious god who is a mass of effulgence.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 | Krishna-Dwaipayana VyasaWell do I know that that exalted son of Aditya resembleth the son of Maheswara himself.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1 | Krishna-Dwaipayana VyasaSubjugating them had been easy; the Space Vikings had taken Aditya and made it their home.
A Slave is a Slave | Henry Beam PiperIn either case, too, Aditya would make nobody on any other planet any trouble.
A Slave is a Slave | Henry Beam PiperVann Shatrak sent two of the destroyers off to explore the moons of Aditya, of which there were two.
A Slave is a Slave | Henry Beam Piper
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