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Monier-Williams Search
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Devanagari
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aghoramfn. not terrific View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
aghoram. a euphemistic title of śiva- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
aghoram. a worshipper of śiva- and durgā- View this entry on the original dictionary page scan.
Apte Search
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aghora अघोर a. Not terrific or fearful. -रः [नास्ति घोरो यस्मात्] 1 N. of Śiva or of one of his forms, (ईशानाघोरना- मानौ वामदेवस्ततः परम् । सद्योजात इति प्रोक्तः क्रमशो$र्चनकर्मणि ॥) -2 A worshipper of Śiva and Durgā. -रा [अघोरः शिवः उपास्यत्वेन अस्यां सा, अघोर-अच्] The fourteenth day of the dark half of Bhādra sacred to Śiva (भाद्रमास्यसिते पक्षे ह्यघोराख्या चतुर्दशी । तस्यामाराधितः स्थाणुर्नयोच्छिवपुरं ध्रुवम् ॥). -Comp. -घोररूपः N. of Śiva. -पथः, -मार्गः a follower of Śiva. -प्रमाणम् a terrific oath or ordeal.
Macdonell Search
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aghora a. not terrible.
DCS with thanks
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aghora adjective not terrific (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))

Frequency rank 9298/72933
aghora noun (masculine) a euphemistic title of Siva (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of Mantra a worshipper of Siva and Durgā (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))

Frequency rank 3226/72933
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