Ahalya
English
editEtymology
editTransliteration of Sanskrit अहल्या (ahalyā, “Ahalya”).
Proper noun
editAhalya
- (Hinduism) Name of the princess of Puru dynasty and wife of sage Gautama. She was seduced by Indra, cursed by her husband and liberated by Rāma in Ramayana.
Translations
editWife of Gautama
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References
edit- Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. 17.