an epithet of Durga
of Durgā, Hariv.; Lalit.; Prab. [ID=47632]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
कात्यायनीkātyāyanī
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī) is a Sanskrit word meaning name of one of the wives of Yajnavalkya, pertaining to a female ascetic, an epithet of Durga, a middle-aged widow dressed in red clothes, composed by Katyayana, feminine of Katyayana. Its 15 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them Goddess Kātyāyanī (Durgā/Pārvatī), Kātyāyanī as widow or female ascetic, Kātyāyanī, wife of Yājñavalkya.
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Goddess Kātyāyanī (Durgā/Pārvatī)
4 definitions
an epithet of Parvati
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī) [Printed book page 0393-a]
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī)
3 N. of Pārvatī.
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī)
3 N. of Pārvatī.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Durga or Uma
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī) [Printed book page 398-2]
Kātyāyanī = Durgā (Umā): VI, 798. [ID=5503]
Kātyāyanī = Durgā (Umā): VI, 798. [ID=5503]
— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata
An image of a ten-handed, three-eyed youth killing Mahishasura and riding a lion
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī) [Printed book page 1-346]
Kātyāyanī — Image of; ten hands, three eyes, youthful, killing Mahiṣāsura, and riding the lion. M. 260. 55-66. [ID=2776]
Kātyāyanī — Image of; ten hands, three eyes, youthful, killing Mahiṣāsura, and riding the lion. M. 260. 55-66. [ID=2776]
— The Purana Index
Kātyāyanī as widow or female ascetic
4 definitions
pertaining to a female ascetic
of a Pravrājikā, Kathās. [ID=47631]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
a middle-aged widow dressed in red clothes
a middle-aged widow dressed in red clothes, L. [ID=47633]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
An elderly or middle-aged widow dressed in red clothes
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī) [Printed book page 0393-a]
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī)
1 An elderly or middleaged widow (dressed in red clothes).
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī)
1 An elderly or middleaged widow (dressed in red clothes).
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. An elderly widow. 2. An epithet of Parvati.
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī) [Printed book page 179-22]
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī) f. 1. An elderly widow; 2. an epithet of Pārvatī. [ID=8853]
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī) f. 1. An elderly widow; 2. an epithet of Pārvatī. [ID=8853]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Adjective: Composed by Kātyāyana
1 definition
composed by Katyayana
(H2B) [Printed book page 270,1]
कात्यायन (kātyāyana) mf(ई (ī))n. composed by Kātyāyana. [ID=47634]
कात्यायन (kātyāyana) mf(ई (ī))n. composed by Kātyāyana. [ID=47634]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Kātyāyanī Vratam (religious observance)
1 definition
A religious vow observed by the girls of Vraja to win Krishna as their husband.
[Printed book page 1-347]
Kātyāyanī Vratam — was observed by the girls of the Vraja early in the season of Hemanta. After bathing in the Yamunā, they made a figure of the Devī with sand, and worshipped it as the representation of the Devī for a month. Their object was to win Kṛṣṇa as their husband. Prayers were also sent to Bhadrakālī by rising early and bathing in the Yamunā. To test their sincerity Kṛṣṇa saw them one day playing in the river naked leaving their clothes on the banks. He removed these to the top of a Nīpa tree near by. The girls asked for the return of their clothes, and threatened to report to the king. Kṛṣṇa asked them to receive their clothes from him. He said that their vow was fruitless as they bathed naked, and he returned their clothes on their saluting him with both their arms. He then blessed them and asked them to go back to the Vraja which they did. Bhā. X. 22. 1-27. [ID=2777]
Kātyāyanī Vratam — was observed by the girls of the Vraja early in the season of Hemanta. After bathing in the Yamunā, they made a figure of the Devī with sand, and worshipped it as the representation of the Devī for a month. Their object was to win Kṛṣṇa as their husband. Prayers were also sent to Bhadrakālī by rising early and bathing in the Yamunā. To test their sincerity Kṛṣṇa saw them one day playing in the river naked leaving their clothes on the banks. He removed these to the top of a Nīpa tree near by. The girls asked for the return of their clothes, and threatened to report to the king. Kṛṣṇa asked them to receive their clothes from him. He said that their vow was fruitless as they bathed naked, and he returned their clothes on their saluting him with both their arms. He then blessed them and asked them to go back to the Vraja which they did. Bhā. X. 22. 1-27. [ID=2777]
— The Purana Index
Kātyāyanī: feminine form/patronymic
1 definition
feminine of Katyayana
(H2) [Printed book page 270,1]
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī) b f. of °यन (°yana), q.v. [ID=47642]
कात्यायनी (kātyāyanī) b f. of °यन (°yana), q.v. [ID=47642]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
The sage Kātyāyana
1 definition
the name of the author of several treatises on ritual, grammar, and other subjects
(H2) [Printed book page 270,1]
कात्यायन (kātyāyana) m. ‘descendant of Kati’ (see 2. कति (kati)), N. of the author of several treatises on ritual, grammar, &c., Harivaṃśa (Title) 1461 and 1768 ; Rāmāyaṇa (Title) ii, 67, 2; VPrāt.; Yājñavalkya (Author) i, 4 (he is also author of the Vārttikas or critical annotations on the aphorisms of Pāṇini, of the Yajur-veda Prātiśākhya, and of the Śrauta-sūtras, and is identified with Vara-ruci, the author of the Prākṛta-prakāśa) [ID=47629]
कात्यायन (kātyāyana) m. ‘descendant of Kati’ (see 2. कति (kati)), N. of the author of several treatises on ritual, grammar, &c., Harivaṃśa (Title) 1461 and 1768 ; Rāmāyaṇa (Title) ii, 67, 2; VPrāt.; Yājñavalkya (Author) i, 4 (he is also author of the Vārttikas or critical annotations on the aphorisms of Pāṇini, of the Yajur-veda Prātiśākhya, and of the Śrauta-sūtras, and is identified with Vara-ruci, the author of the Prākṛta-prakāśa) [ID=47629]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 6 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.