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दुर्गा

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Compound of दुर्- (dur-, with difficulty) +‎ गा (, to approach), literally difficult to approach.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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दुर्गा (durgā́) stemf

  1. (Hinduism) Durga, a form of Parvati.
  2. (literary) ‘the inaccessible or terrific goddess’.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:दुर्गा
    • c. 1100 BCE, Mahanarayana Upanishad 2:
      तामग्निव॑र्णान्तप॑सा ज्वलन्तीं वैरोचनींकर्मफलेषु जुष्टाम्।
      दुर्गान्देवी शरणमहं प्रपद्ये सुतर॑सि तरसे नमः॥
      tā́mágnívarṇāntapasā jvalantīṃ vairocanīṃkarmaphaleṣu juṣṭām.
      dúrgā́ndévī́ śaraṇamahaṃ prapadye sutarasi tarase namaḥ.
      I take refuge in that Goddess, who has the lusture of fire, who is radiant due to her penance, who gives the fruits of all actions, and who is difficult to obtain. O Devi, we bow to you who are skilled in making us cross all difficulties.

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of दुर्गा (durgā́)
Singular
Nominative दुर्गा
durgā́
Vocative दुर्गे
dúrge
Accusative दुर्गाम्
durgā́m
Instrumental दुर्गया / दुर्गा¹
durgáyā / durgā́¹
Dative दुर्गायै
durgā́yai
Ablative दुर्गायाः / दुर्गायै²
durgā́yāḥ / durgā́yai²
Genitive दुर्गायाः / दुर्गायै²
durgā́yāḥ / durgā́yai²
Locative दुर्गायाम्
durgā́yām
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

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