# नवदुर्गा (navadurgā)

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नवदुर्गा (navadurgā) is a Sanskrit word meaning Durga in her nine forms, the nine forms of Durga.

- **Etymology:** E. नव, and दुर्गा the goddess — E. nava, and durgā the goddess
- **SLP1:** `navadurgA`  **IAST:** navadurgā  **Devanagari:** नवदुर्गा
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navadurga
- **Declensions:** 24 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/navadurga/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### The Nine Forms of Goddess Durga (4 definitions)
- Durga in her nine forms  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 531,2] नव (nava) — दुर्गा (—durgā) f. Durgā in her 9 forms ( viz. Kumārikā, Tri-mūrti, Kalyāṇī Rohiṇī, Kālī, Caṇḍikā, Śāmbhavī, Durgā, Bhadrā), L. [ ID=104643 ]
- the nine forms of Durga  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > नव (nava) दुर्गा (durgā) (navadurgā) [Printed book page 457 ] नव (nava) दुर्गा (durgā) (navadurgā) f. ( - र्गा (-rgā) ) The nine forms of DURGĀ. E. नव (nava), and दुर्गा (durgā) the goddess. [ ID=21223 ]
- The nine forms of Durga.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > नवदुर्गा (navadurgā) [Printed book page 407-b ] नव - दुर्गा (nava-durgā) ( र्गा ) ((rgā)) 1. f. The nine forms in which Durgā appeared. [ ID=20708 ]
- The nine forms of Durga.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > नवदुर्गा (durgā) (navadurgā) [Printed book page 381-a ] नवदुर्गा (durgā) (navadurgā) f. ( - र्गा (-rgā) ) The nine forms of DURGĀ. E. नव, (nava,) and दुर्गा (durgā) the goddess. [ ID=21209 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); 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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