# अन्नपूर्णा (annapūrṇā)

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अन्नपूर्णा (annapūrṇā) is a Sanskrit word meaning filled with or possessed of food, a goddess, a form of Durga, a name of Durga or Parvati, a female cook, an alms bag, a particular drinking vessel used at Benares. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Goddess Annapūrṇā (bestower of food), Filled with food (adjective/attribute).

- **Etymology:** E. अन्न and पूर्ण — E. anna and pūrṇa
- **SLP1:** `annapUrRA`  **IAST:** annapūrṇā  **Devanagari:** अन्नपूर्णा
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapurna_%28goddess%29
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/annapurna/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** अन्नपूर्ण (annapūrṇa)

## Meanings by context

### Goddess Annapūrṇā (bestower of food) (7 definitions)
- a goddess, a form of Durga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 45,1] अन्न (anna) — पूर्णा (—pūrṇā) f. N. of a goddess, a form of Durgā. [ ID=8512 ]
- A goddess, a form of Durga.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अन्न (anna) पूर्ण (pūrṇa) ा (annapūrṇā) [Printed book page 040 ] अन्न (anna) पूर्ण (pūrṇa) ा (annapūrṇā) f. ( - र्णा (-rṇā) ) A goddess, a form of DURGĀ. E. अन्न (anna), and पूर्ण (pūrṇa) who fills with. [ ID=1862 ]
- A form of Durga  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अन्नपूर्णा (annapūrṇā) [Printed book page 032-a ] अन्न - पूर्णा (anna-pūrṇā) ( णा ) ((ṇā)) 1. f. A form of Durgā. [ ID=1547 ]
- a form of Durga  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अन्नपूर्णा (annapūrṇā) [Printed book page 032-14 ] अन्न - पूर्णा (anna-pūrṇā) f. a form of दुर्गा (durgā). [ ID=1836 ]
- A goddess, a form of Durga.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अन्नपूर्ण (pūrṇa) ा (annapūrṇā) [Printed book page 033-b ] अन्नपूर्ण (pūrṇa) ा (annapūrṇā) f. ( - र्णा (-rṇā) ) A goddess, a form of DURGĀ. E. अन्न, (anna,) and पूर्ण (pūrṇa) who fills with. [ ID=1860 ]
- 1. A name of Durga or Parvati. 2. A female cook. 3. An alms bag. 4. A particular drinking vessel used at Benares.  
  *Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > अन्न (anna) पूर्ण (pūrṇa) ा (annapūrṇā) [Printed book page 134-b ] अन्न (anna) पूर्ण (pūrṇa) ा (annapūrṇā) Tatpur. f. ( - णा (-ṇā) ) 1 A name of Durgā or Pārvatī (lit. ‘full with food’). [“ 2 Hence applied to a female cook under whose management the daily provision seems blessed and increased. 3 A term for an alm's bag. 4 A particular drink- ing vessel used at Benares; so named after the goddess.”] E. अन्न (anna) and पूर्ण (pūrṇa). [ ID=4115 ]
- a goddess in the Cintamanigriha  
  *The Purana Index*
  > अन्नपूर्णा (annapūrṇā) [Printed book page 1-069 ] Annapūrṇā — a devī in the Cintāmaṇigṛha. Br. IV. 36. 23. [ ID=544 ]

### Filled with food (adjective/attribute) (1 definition)
- filled with or possessed of food  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 45,1] अन्न (anna) — पूर्ण (—pūrṇa) mfn. filled with or possessed of food [ ID=8511 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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