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"durga" has 2 results

durga: masculine vocative singular stem: durga

durga: neuter vocative singular stem: durga

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

dīnaḥ	3.1.48	Masculine	Singular	niḥsvaḥ, durvidhaḥ, daridraḥ, durgataḥ

nārakaḥ		Masculine	Singular	narakaḥ, nirayaḥ, durgatiḥ	hell

pūtigandhiḥ		Masculine	Singular	durgandhaḥ	an ill smelling substance

saṃkramaḥ	2.4.25	Masculine	Singular	durgasaṃcaraḥ

viṣṭaraḥ	3.3.177	Masculine	Singular	mahāraṇyam, durgapathaḥ

Monier-Williams Search

7 results for durga"

durga

See durga- (p. 487) .

durga

mfn. (2. dur-and gam-) difficult of access or approach, impassable, unattainable

etc.

durga

m. bdellium

durga

m. Name of an asura- (supposed to have been slain by the goddess durgā-,

) and of several men (gaRa naḍādi-

), especially of the commentator on yāska-'s nirukta-

durga

m. also abridged for durga-gupta-, durgā-dāsa- etc. (See below)

durga

n. (m.only

;Bn.) a difficult or narrow passage, a place difficult of access, citadel stronghold (see ab--, giri--etc.)

durga

n. rough ground, roughness, difficulty, danger, distress

Macdonell Vedic Search

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durga	dur-gá, n. hardship, vii. 61, 7 [dus + ga = gam go].,

Macdonell Search

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durga	a. hard to pass, impassable, in accessible (to or owing to, --°ree;); m. N.; â, f. N. of Siva's wife; N. of a princess; m. n. difficult road; place inaccessible owing to (--°ree;); shunned spot; difficulty, danger; n. un evenness, height; fastness, stronghold.

Vedic Index of
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durga	‘Hard to approach,’ occurs in the Rigveda as a neuter substantive only, sometimes in the sense of fort, ’stronghold.’ Cf Pur.

Vedabase Search

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durga	from the fortress	SB 10.86.9

durga	the stronghold	SB 5.1.19

durga	unfathomable	SB 10.50.25-28

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durga	noun (neuter) a difficult or narrow passage (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) a place difficult of access (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) citadel stronghold (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) danger (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) difficulty (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) distress (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) rough ground (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) roughness (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) the Durgāpurāṇa Frequency rank 1895/72933

durga	adjective difficult of access or approach (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) impassable (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) unattainable (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 4117/72933

durga	noun (masculine) bdellium (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of an Asura (supposed to have been slain by the goddess Durgā) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) name of several men (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988)) Frequency rank 35730/72933

Wordnet Search

"durga"" has 1 results.

durga

chattīsagaḍhaprānte ekā nagarī;

durga-nagarī bhilāī-nagaryāḥ pārśve sthitaḥ

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