Durgapishaca, Durgapiśāca: 4 definitions
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Durgapishaca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Durgapishaca has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Durgapiśāca can be transliterated into English as Durgapisaca or Durgapishaca, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Durgapishacha.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDurgapiśāca (दुर्गपिशाच):—m. Nomen proprium eines Mātaṅga [Kathāsaritsāgara 71, 11. 73, 2. 102, 45.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDurgapiśāca (दुर्गपिशाच):—m. Nomen proprium eines Mātaṅga.
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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Partial matches: Pishaca, Durga.
Full-text: Karabhagriva.
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