हिडिम्बाhiḍimbā

हिडिम्बा (hiḍimbā) is a Sanskrit word meaning the name of a giant demon slain by Bhima, the sister of Hidimba, the wife of Hanumat, a wife of Bhima and mother of Ghatotkaca. Its 6 recorded definitions are grouped into 4 contexts, among them The Rākṣasī Hiḍimbā (wife of Bhīma), Lexicographical note on Hiḍimbā (feminine form), The Rākṣasa Hiḍimba (male).

Definitions: 6

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Meanings by context

The Rākṣasī Hiḍimbā (wife of Bhīma)

3 definitions

the sister of Hidimba

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A female demon, sister of Hidimba, and mother of Ghatotkaca by Bhimasena

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a wife of Bhima and mother of Ghatotkaca

— The Purana Index

Lexicographical note on Hiḍimbā (feminine form)

1 definition

See below.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

The Rākṣasa Hiḍimba (male)

1 definition

The name of a giant demon slain by Bhima

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Wife of Hanumat

1 definition

the wife of Hanumat

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 3 works: Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.