aditya - 2 dictionary results
A⋅dit⋅ya
[ah-dit-yuh] 
–noun Hinduism.
| one of the Vedic gods, the sons of Aditi. |
Compare Asura.
Origin:
< Skt āditya (or ādityāḥ pl.), deriv. of aditi a goddess (orig. a deified abstraction, lit., the absence of binding)
< Skt āditya (or ādityāḥ pl.), deriv. of aditi a goddess (orig. a deified abstraction, lit., the absence of binding)
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| aditya | |
noun | |
| one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; Hindu gods of celestial light |
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