Ambika
English edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit अम्बिका (ambikā, “mother, good woman”).
Proper noun edit
Ambika
- (Hinduism) The goddess Parvati.
- (Jainism) One of the female domestic deities.
- The second daughter of the king of Kasi and wife of Vichitravirya in the epic Mahabharata.
- A river in the Indian state of Gujarat.
- A female given name from Sanskrit
Translations edit
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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. 30.