Durga, Durgā, Dur-ga: 48 definitions
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Durga has 47 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Durg.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDurga (दुर्ग):—
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Durga (दुर्ग):—
1) mārga [Halāyudha 5, 30.] —
3) b) neun Formen der Durgā [Oxforder Handschriften 110,b, No. 174.] — c) Nomen proprium eines Frauenzimmers ebend. [316,a, No. 751.] —
4) a) [Taittirīyasaṃhitā 6, 2, 4, 2. 3.] — d) sariddurgeṣu [Spr. 2256.] — Vgl. mahā .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDurga (दुर्ग):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) wo schwer zu gehen ist , wohin schwer zu gelangen ist , schwer zu passiren , unwegsam , unzugänglich , — für der wegen (im Comp. vorangehend) , wohin man ungern geht [133,2.] — b) unzugänglich , so v.a. schwer verständlich. —
2) m. — a) *Bdellion. — b) Nomen proprium — α) eines Asura. — β) verschiedener Männer. Auch abgekürzt für durgādāsa u.s.w. —
3) m. n. (älter) — a) ein schwieriger Weg , eine schwere Stelle , ein wegen Etwas (im Comp. vorangehend) schwer zugänglicher Ort , ein ungern besuchter Ort [134,6.] — b) Schwierigkeit , Widerwärtigkeit , Gefahr. —
4) f. ā — a) *die Indigopflanze. — b) *Clitoria Ternatea. — c) *ein best. Vogel — d) Nomen proprium — α) einer Göttin , einer Tochter des Himavant und Gattin Śiva's. — β) verschiedener Frauen. — γ) zweier Flüsse. —
5) n. — a) Unebenheit , Höhe. — b) Feste , Burg.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with (+162): Durga jambumargashramanivasin, Durga-dandanayaka, Durga-putra, Durga-shreshthin, Durgabhaktilahari, Durgabhaktiprakasha, Durgabhaktitaramgini, Durgabhaktitarangini, Durgabhanjana, Durgacarita, Durgacarya, Durgadadinamastotra, Durgadakaradisahasranamastotra, Durgadasa, Durgadasa vacaspati, Durgadasa vidyavacaspati, Durgadatta, Durgadatta maithila, Durgadatta sanmishra, Durgadesha.
Ends with (+38): Abdurga, Abhidurga, Adurga, Baladurga, Banadurga, Bhudurga, Brahmadurga, Brihaddurga, Dantidurga, Devadurga, Dhanudurga, Dhanurdurga, Dhanvadurga, Ganeshadurga, Giridurga, Gramadurga, Hanumaddurga, Iladurga, Jaladurga, Jayadurga.
Full-text (+1821): Navadurga, Camunda, Bhadrakali, Candanayika, Giridurga, Pracanda, Daurga, Durgadhikarin, Candavati, Mahalakshmi, Mahamaya, Durgavarodha, Bhairava, Canda, Krishnapingala, Jaganmatri, Kaladamani, Gokulodbhava, Namadvadashi, Durgama.
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Search found 134 books and stories containing Durga, Durgā, Dur-ga, Dur-gā; (plurals include: Durgas, Durgās, gas, gās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 6.19.2 < [Chapter 19 - In the First Fortress of Dvārakā, the Glories of Līlā-sarovara, etc.]
Verse 1.5.17 < [Chapter 5 - The Lord’s Appearance]
Verse 6.2.8 < [Chapter 2 - Residence in Śrī Dvārakā]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
6. Future Birth of Mahāmāyā < [Chapter 3]
Śaktism (worship of Śakti as the female goddess) < [Chapter 4]
1.10: Date of the Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa < [Chapter 1]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 47 - Installation of Goddesses at Bahūdaka Tīrtha < [Section 2 - Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 72 - Victory of Durgā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 71 - Exploits of Durgā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Fauna (12): Synonyms added by Kṣīrasvāmin < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
Tāla (beat) or Measure of time < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]
Fauna (4): Wild animals < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]
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