# जलन्धर (jalandhara)

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जलन्धर (jalandhara) is a Sanskrit word meaning an Asura born from Shiva and adopted by the ocean.

- **SLP1:** `jalanDara`  **IAST:** jalandhara  **Devanagari:** जलन्धर
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalandhara
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/jalandhara/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** जालंधर (jālaṃdhara), जालन्धर (jālandhara), जलंधर (jalaṃdhara)

## Meanings by context

### The Asura Jalandhara (3 definitions)
- An Asura born from Shiva and adopted by the ocean  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जलन्धर (dhara) (jalandhara) [Printed book page 343 ] जलन्धर (dhara) (jalandhara) m. ( - रः (-raḥ) ) An Asura sprung from ŚIVA, and adopted by the ocean. E. जलं (jalaṃ), and धर (dhara) who has. [ ID=16019 ]
- An Asura  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जलन्धर (jalandhara) [Printed book page 302-a ] जल - न्धर (jala-ndhara) ( रः ) ((raḥ)) 1. m. An Asura. [ ID=15483 ]
- an Asura born from Shiva and adopted by the ocean  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > जलन्धर (dhara) (jalandhara) [Printed book page 284-b ] जलन्धर (dhara) (jalandhara) m. ( - रः (-raḥ) ) An Asura sprung from SIVA, and adopted by the ocean. E. जल, (jala,) and धर (dhara) who has. जलं धर (dhara) ति वा ख मुम् (jalaṃ dharati vā kha mum). [ ID=15990 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Shabda-Sagara 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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