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चण्डीcaṇḍī

चण्डी (caṇḍī) is a Sanskrit word meaning fierce, violent, cruel, impetuous, passionate, or angry, circumcised, a mythical being, Shiva or Bhairava, a demon causing diseases, name of a Daitya. Its 31 recorded definitions are grouped into 17 contexts, among them Goddess Durgā, Attendant of a Deity/Figure, Adverb: Violently, Angrily.

Definitions
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Meanings by context

Goddess Durgā

6 definitions
an epithet of Durga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Durga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Durga

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Durga

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Durga

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Durga or Uma

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Attendant of a Deity/Figure

4 definitions
an attendant of Yama or of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of one of the eight Nayikas or Saktis of Durga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of an attendant of the twelfth Arhat of the present Avasarpini

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a female attendant of Durga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Adverb: Violently, Angrily

2 definitions
violently, in anger

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

unexpectedly

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Demon/Malevolent Being Caṇḍa

2 definitions
a demon causing diseases

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a Daitya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Male Deity/Mythical Being Caṇḍa

2 definitions
a mythical being

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Shiva or Bhairava

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Names of Plants

2 definitions
acid lime

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. A plant species such as Andropogon aciculatus, Mucuna pruritus, and Salvinia cucullata. 2. White Durva grass.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Noun: Heat, Passion, Wrath

2 definitions
heat

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

passion, wrath

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Passionate Woman / Term of Endearment

2 definitions
a passionate woman or vixen

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a term of endearment applied to a mistress

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Metre in Prosody

1 definition
a metre of four times thirteen syllables

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A Type of Perfume

1 definition
a kind of perfume

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Adjective: Circumcised

1 definition
circumcised

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Adjective: Fierce, Passionate

1 definition
Fierce, violent, cruel, impetuous, passionate, or angry.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Grammatical Information (Feminine Form)

1 definition
See the main entry

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Human Female

1 definition
of Uddalaka's wife

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Mythological Cloud

1 definition
one of the seven clouds enveloping the earth at the deluge

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a River

1 definition
pertaining to a river

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Sacred Text

1 definition
a short name of the Devi-mahatmya

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.