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Aditya

Aditya

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A Hindu sun god in myths who is one of Aditi's sons
  • proper noun
  • Literature
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  • Aditya Bansod

Examples

  • Facebook's Aditya Koolwal says that the Share button "gives people a fast way to share stories with friends from their mobile phones, just as they can from their computers."

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  • At the Sena Dussehra rally in Mumbai on October 24, the ailing Thackeray had virtually announced his retirement from public life and urged his followers to stand by his son Uddhav and grandson Aditya.

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  • And Aditya, why don't you draw what H Infinity probably looks like as a function of voltage?

  • Ultimately, ASCMC President Aditya Pai '13 concluded, "we should make sure our events are never like that."

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  • Comment by Aditya.

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  • Hi Aditya,

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  • Hello, I was at Aditya home yesterday to pick something up and I saw that they had this new layering cover cushion from Lanege.

  • In Hindu mythology, Aditya is revered as one of the solar deities, symbolizing celestial light.

  • The ancient texts describe Aditya as the son of Aditi, representing the sun and its brilliance.

  • Devotees gathered to honor Aditya during the festival, celebrating the presence of solar deities.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

The word Aditya comes from Sanskrit and means 'son of Aditi', who is a mother goddess. The group called Adityas were sun gods, so Aditya is linked to the 'sun' and to 'light'.