# महादेवी (mahādevī)

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महादेवी (mahādevī) is a Sanskrit word meaning an epithet of Shiva, one of the eight forms of Rudra or Shiva, an epithet of Vishnu, of various authors, of a mountain, the name of a daughter of Devaka. Its 18 recorded definitions are grouped into 11 contexts, among them The Goddess Pārvatī & Her Forms, Name of Literary Works/Texts, Personal Name of Women.

- **SLP1:** `mahAdevI`  **IAST:** mahādevī  **Devanagari:** महादेवी
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahadevi
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/mahadevi/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The Goddess Pārvatī & Her Forms (5 definitions)
- an epithet of Parvati  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > महा (mahā) — देवी (—devī) f. N. of Śiva's wife Pārvatī, MBh.; Hariv. &c. ( Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 186 ) [ ID=159739 ]
- an aspect of Dakshayani in the Shalagrama  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Dākṣāyaṇī in the Śālagrāma, Cat. [ ID=159741 ]
- an epithet of Durga  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > महादेवी (mahādevī) [Printed book page 560-08 ] महा - देवी (mahā-devī) f. an epithet of Durgā. [ ID=29534 ]
- Uma  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Mahādevī 2 (do.) = Umā: III, 8129 ( Gauryāḥ ); IV, 200; VI, 805; XII, 10333; XIII, 4069; XIV, 1184 ( Pārvatī ). Cf. Devī. [ ID=6753 ]
- 1. A mother goddess. 2. A name of Lalita. 3. The goddess enshrined at Shalagrama.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > महादेवी (mahādevī) [Printed book page 2-652 ] Mahādevī — a mother Goddess; a name of Lalitā, as ori- ginating from Agnikuṇḍa of Indra and gods who propitiated Devī to get rid of Bhaṇḍa. 1 The goddess enshrined at Śāla- grāma. 2 [ Footnote: 1) Br. IV. 6. 3; 12. 74; 13. 29; 14. 26; 15. 3; 18. 15; 36. 4; M. 179. 31.] [ Footnote: 2) Ib. 13. 33.] [ ID=10341 ]

### Name of Literary Works/Texts (2 definitions)
- Name of several works.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of sev. works. [ ID=159745 ]
- the name of a Tantra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 796,2] महा (mahā) — देव (—deva) n. N. of a Tantra, Cat.; Āryav. ( cf. शिव - तन्त्र (śiva-tantra) ) [ ID=159746 ]

### Personal Name of Women (2 definitions)
- the name of a daughter of Devaka  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 796,2] महा (mahā) — देवा (—devā) f. N. of a daughter of Devaka, VP. ( w.r. for सह - देवा (saha-devā) ) [ ID=159738 ]
- The name of various women  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of various women, Vet.; Cat. [ ID=159744 ]

### The God Śiva/Rudra (2 definitions)
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 796,2] महा (mahā) — देव (—deva) m. ‘the gr° deity’, N. of Rudra or Śiva or one of his attendant deities, AV. &c. &c. [ ID=159733 ]
- one of the eight forms of Rudra or Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of one of the 8 forms of R° or Ś°, Pur. [ ID=159734 ]

### A Queen / Chief Royal Consort (1 definition)
- the chief wife of a king  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > the chief wife of a king, MBh.; Kathās. &c. ( ° वी - त्व (°vī-tva) n. the rank of chief wife, Kathās. ) [ ID=159742 ]

### A Type of Plant (Colocynth) (1 definition)
- a kind of colocynth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of colocynth, L. [ ID=159743 ]

### Name of a Mountain (1 definition)
- of a mountain  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a mountain, Vāsavadattā (Title), Introd. [ ID=159737 ]

### Name of Authors (1 definition)
- of various authors  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of various authors &c., Cat. (also दीक्षित - म् (dīkṣita-m) ° (°), द्वि - वेदि - म् (dvi-vedi-m) ° (°); cf. below) [ ID=159736 ]

### The God Viṣṇu (1 definition)
- an epithet of Vishnu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Viṣṇu, MBh.; Hariv.; RāmatUp. [ ID=159735 ]

### The Goddess Aditi (1 definition)
- the great goddess Aditi  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > महादेवी (mahādevī) [Printed book page 454-2 ] Mahādevī 1 (“the great goddess”) = Aditi: XIII, 3905. [ ID=6752 ]

### The Goddess Lakṣmī (1 definition)
- an epithet of Lakshmi  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Lakṣmī, MBh.; R. [ ID=159740 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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