Usabha
					
					Usabha,1 [Vedic ṛṣabha; Av.aršan male,Gr.a)ρshn,a)ρrhn masculine,to Idg.*eres & *rēs to wet,sprinkle (with semen),as also in Sk.rasa juice,rasā wet,liquid,Lat.rōs dew.A parallel root *ueres in Sk.varṣa rain,Gr.e)ρsh dew; Sk.vṛṣan & vṛṣabha bull] a bull; often fig.as symbol of manliness and strength (cp.nisabha) D.I,6 (°yuddha bull-fight),9 (°lakkhaṇa signs on a b.),127; Vin.III,39 (puris° “bull of a man”,a very strong man); A.I,188; II,207; IV,41 sq.376; V,347,350; Sn.26 sq.416,646,684; Dh.422; J.I,28 (V.203; °kkhandha broadshouldered),336; V,99 (bharatûsabha); VI,136; Pug.56; Vism.153 (°camma,in simile); DhA.I,396; SnA 226,333; KhA 144; PvA.163; VvA.85.-- The compn. forms of usabha are āsabha, isabha (in nisabha) & esabha (q.v.).The relations between usabha,vasabha & nisabha are discussed at SnA 40.(Page 156)