Ugracanda, Ugracaṇḍā, Ugracaṇḍa, Ugra-canda: 9 definitions
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Ugracanda has 7 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Ugrachanda.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchUgracaṇḍā (उग्रचण्डा):—[(ugra + ca)] f. Name einer der 8 Nāyikā der Devī [Oxforder Handschriften 25,b, Nalopākhyāna 5.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungUgracaṇḍā (उग्रचण्डा):—f. Nomen proprium einer Nāyikā der Devi.
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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Full-text: Ugracarini, Nayika, Siddhalakshmi, Siddhilakshmi, Navadurga, Mahishasura, Navamivarata, Nayaka.
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