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महाकालीmahākālī

महाकाली (mahākālī) is a Sanskrit word meaning a form of Shiva as destroyer, or a place sacred to him, an attendant of Shiva, of Vishnu, vishnu-rupa, name of a teacher, a species of cucumber. Its 19 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Mahākālī (Goddess Durgā/Śakti aspect), Jaina Religious Context, Associated with Viṣṇu.

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Meanings by context

Mahākālī (Goddess Durgā/Śakti aspect)

6 definitions
an epithet of Durga in her terrific form

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Durga in her terrific form

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uma

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a Varna shakti

— The Purana Index

a mind-born mother

— The Purana Index

originating from the wrath of Shiva

— The Purana Index

Jaina Religious Context

3 definitions
one of the nine treasures in Jainism

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

one of the sixteen Vidyadevis in Jainism

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a goddess who executed the commands of the fifth Arhat of the present Avasarpini

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Associated with Viṣṇu

2 definitions
of Vishnu

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Vishnu-rupa

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Divine Attendants

2 definitions
an attendant of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an attendant of Durga

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Mahākāla (Śiva aspect/sacred entity)

2 definitions
A form of Shiva as destroyer, or a place sacred to him.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Shiva

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Types of Plants

2 definitions
a species of cucumber

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

the mango tree

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Human Teacher

1 definition
Name of a teacher

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Mythical Mountain

1 definition
Name of a mythical mountain

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 4 works: 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.