दुर्गा

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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

Feminine ā-stem declension of दुर्गा
singular
nominative दुर्गा (durgā́)
vocative दुर्गे (dúrge)
accusative दुर्गाम् (durgā́m)
instrumental दुर्गया (durgáyā)
दुर्गा¹ (durgā́¹)
dative दुर्गायै (durgā́yai)
ablative दुर्गायाः (durgā́yāḥ)
दुर्गायै² (durgā́yai²)
genitive दुर्गायाः (durgā́yāḥ)
दुर्गायै² (durgā́yai²)
locative दुर्गायाम् (durgā́yām)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

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