दुर्गा
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- দুৰ্গা (Assamese script)
- ᬤᬸᬃᬕᬵ (Balinese script)
- দুর্গা (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰲𑰨𑰿𑰐𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀤𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀕𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဒုရ်္ဂါ (Burmese script)
- દુર્ગા (Gujarati script)
- ਦੁਰ੍ਗਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦢꦸꦂꦒꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂠𑂳𑂩𑂹𑂏𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ದುರ್ಗಾ (Kannada script)
- ទុគ៌ា (Khmer script)
- ທຸຣ຺ຄາ (Lao script)
- ദുര്ഗാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡩᡠᡵᡤᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘟𑘳𑘨𑘿𑘐𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠤᠷᠺᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦿𑧔𑧈𑧠𑦰𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐡𑐸𑐬𑑂𑐐𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଦୁର୍ଗା (Odia script)
- ꢣꢸꢬ꣄ꢔꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆢𑆶𑆫𑇀𑆓𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖟𑖲𑖨𑖿𑖐𑖯 (Siddham script)
- දුර්ගා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩭𑩒𑩼 𑪙𑩞𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚛𑚰𑚤𑚶𑚌𑚭 (Takri script)
- து³ர்க³ா (Tamil script)
- దుర్గా (Telugu script)
- ทุรฺคา (Thai script)
- དུ་རྒཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒠𑒳𑒩𑓂𑒑𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨛𑨃𑨫𑩇𑨍𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
From दुस्- (dus-, “badly, with difficulty”) + गम् (gam, “to come to, approach”); literally, "difficult to approach".
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
दुर्गा • (durgā) stem, f
- (literary) ‘the inaccessible or terrific goddess’.
- Name of the daughter of हिमवत् (himavat) and wife of Shiva.
Declension edit
| Feminine ā-stem declension of दुर्गा (durgā) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | दुर्गा durgā |
दुर्गे durge |
दुर्गाः durgāḥ |
| Vocative | दुर्गे durge |
दुर्गे durge |
दुर्गाः durgāḥ |
| Accusative | दुर्गाम् durgām |
दुर्गे durge |
दुर्गाः durgāḥ |
| Instrumental | दुर्गया / दुर्गा¹ durgayā / durgā¹ |
दुर्गाभ्याम् durgābhyām |
दुर्गाभिः durgābhiḥ |
| Dative | दुर्गायै durgāyai |
दुर्गाभ्याम् durgābhyām |
दुर्गाभ्यः durgābhyaḥ |
| Ablative | दुर्गायाः / दुर्गायै² durgāyāḥ / durgāyai² |
दुर्गाभ्याम् durgābhyām |
दुर्गाभ्यः durgābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | दुर्गायाः / दुर्गायै² durgāyāḥ / durgāyai² |
दुर्गयोः durgayoḥ |
दुर्गाणाम् durgāṇām |
| Locative | दुर्गायाम् durgāyām |
दुर्गयोः durgayoḥ |
दुर्गासु durgāsu |
| Notes |
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Descendants edit
- Bengali: দুগ্গা (dugga)
- → Bengali: দুর্গা (durga) (learned)
- → English: Durga
- → Telugu: దుర్గ (durga)
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “दुर्गा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 487/2.