deriv LSK ETT STT aSTA ALPH OLDHOMEPAGE NEWHOMEPAGE

@god

A quick note about the words "god" and "demon" —

The old stories mention several races of superhuman and subhuman sentient beings, like the **deva- देवॱ, the siddha- सिद्धॱ, the asura- असुरॱ, the gandharva- गन्धर्वॱ and the rAkSasa- राक्षसॱ.

I translate these sometimes as "gods" or "demons" or "ogres" for convenience, but it is better to just use the Sanskrit names in translations (after turning S ष् into "sh" &c &c).