Anila or Anil (

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

: अनिल ' "wind") is one of the

Vasu The Vasus () refers to a group of deities in Hinduism associated with fire and light. They are described to be the attendant deities of Indra, and later Vishnu. Generally numbering eight and classified as the Ashtavasu, they are described in the R ...

s in

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, gods of the elements of the cosmos. He is equated with the wind god

Vāyu Vayu (, sa, वायु, ), also known as Vata and Pavana, is the Hindu god of the winds as well as the divine massenger of the gods. In the ''Vedic scriptures'', Vayu is an important deity and is closely associated with Indra, the king of g ...

, ''Anil'' being understood as the name normally used for Vāyu when numbered among the Vasus.Gaṅgā Rām Garg -''Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World'' 1992 - Page 479 " Anila See Anila Vatyayana. Anila Synonym of Visnu (Mb. Anu. 149.38). Anila Synonym of Siva (Mb. Anu. 149.100). Anila The god of wind: Vayu (q.v.). Anila The 'immortal air', to which at death mortal breath returns, as the body burns to ..... Anila Fifth of the Asta (8) Vasus. His father was Dharma and mother Svasa. Anila's wife was Siva, by whom he had two sons: Manojava and Avijnanagati ... 1.15.110-15). He attended Skanda's investiture. See Vasu."

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