कालरात्रिkālarātri

कालरात्रि (kālarātri) is a Sanskrit word meaning a dark night, see page 278, column, the night of destruction at the end of the world, the night of a man's death, a Brahman woman skilled in magic, the final night of a Kalpa. Its 10 recorded definitions are grouped into 6 contexts, among them Comprehensive Dictionary Definitions, Night of Destruction/Death and Associated Deity, A Dark Night (General).

Etymology: E. काल black, time, and रात्रि a night: see भीमरथी
Definitions: 10

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Meanings by context

Comprehensive Dictionary Definitions

3 definitions

1. A specific night occurring on the seventh day of the seventh month of every seventy-seventh year. 2. The final night of a Kalpa. 3. A dark night. 4. A form of Durga.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A dark night. 2. The final night of a Kalpa. 3. A special night such as the seventh day of the seventh month in the seventy-seventh year of life. 4. A form of Durga.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. A particular night occurring after seventy-seven years. 2. The final night of a cosmic cycle. 3. A dark night. 4. A form of Durga.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary