भद्रकालीbhadrakālī

भद्रकाली (bhadrakālī) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of a goddess, later a form of Durga, one of the Matris attending on Skanda, of a village on the right bank of the Ganges, a type of plant, a form of the goddess Durga, a fragrant grass. Its 11 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them The Goddess Bhadrakālī (form of Durgā/Pārvatī), Bhadrakālī as a Mātṛ, Bhadrakālī as a plant/grass.

Etymology: E. भद्र SĪVA, कल् to approximate, affs. घञ् and ङीप् ।
Definitions: 11

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The Goddess Bhadrakālī (form of Durgā/Pārvatī)

7 definitions

name of a goddess, later a form of Durga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A form of the goddess Durga. 2. A fragrant grass.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A form of Durga. 2. A fragrant grass.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A form of the goddess Durga. 2. A fragrant grass.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

an epithet of Durga

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a form of Durga

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

1. A form of Yogamaya. 2. A goddess depicted with three eyes, a trident, and a lion mount.

— The Purana Index

Bhadrakālī as a Mātṛ

2 definitions

one of the Matris attending on Skanda

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a goddess of the divine mothers

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Bhadrakālī as a plant/grass

1 definition

a type of plant

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Bhadrakālī as a village name

1 definition

of a village on the right bank of the Ganges

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 7 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.