# पार्वती (pārvatī)

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पार्वती (pārvatī) is a Sanskrit word meaning mountainous, hilly, melia Bukayun, a mountain stream, boswellia Thurifera, grislea Tomentosa, a kind of pepper. Its 26 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them The Goddess Pārvatī, Adjective: Mountain-related, Mountain Stream / River.

- **SLP1:** `pArvatI`  **IAST:** pārvatī  **Devanagari:** पार्वती
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvati
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/parvati/declensions.md
- **Other headwords romanised the same way:** पारावती (pārāvatī), पार्वति (pārvati), पर्वती (parvatī), पर्वति (parvati)

## Meanings by context

### The Goddess Pārvatī (5 definitions)
- an epithet of Shiva's wife as daughter of the king of the snowy mountains  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of the god Śiva's wife (as daughter of Hima-vat, king of the snowy mountains), Upaniṣad (Literary category); Mahābhārata (Title); Kāvya literature (Literary category) &c. ( Religious Thought and Life in India, also called ’Brāhmanism and Hindūism,’ by Sir M. Monier-Williams (Title) 79 ) [ ID=122964 ]
- Name of Durga, born as the daughter of the Himalaya mountain  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पार्वती (pārvatī) [Printed book page 0698-a ] पार्वती (pārvatī) [ पर्वतस्यापत्यं स्त्री अण् (parvatasyāpatyaṃ strī aṇ) ] 1 N. of Durgā, born as the daughter of the Himālaya mountain (she was Satī in her former birth; cf. Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 1. 21 ); तां पार्वती (pārvatī) त्याभिजनेन नाम्ना (tāṃ pārvatītyābhijanena nāmnā) बंधुप्रियां बंधुजनो जुहाव (baṃdhupriyāṃ baṃdhujano juhāva) Kumārasambhava (Bombay) 1. 26
- 1. An epithet of Durga as the daughter of Himalaya. 2. A female cowherd. 3. An epithet of Draupadi. 4. A mountain stream. 5. A kind of fragrant earth.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 433-45 ] पार्वती (pārvatī) f. 1. A name of Durgā, as the daughter of Himālaya, जगतः पितरौ वंदे पार्वती (pārvatī) परमेश्वरौ (jagataḥ pitarau vaṃde pārvatīparameśvarau) R. i.1; 2. female cowherd; 3. an epithet of Draupadī; 4. a mountain-stream; 5. a kind of fragrant earth. [ ID=22258 ]
- Uma  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > पार्वती (pārvatī) [Printed book page 544-1 ] Pārvatī = Umā, q.v. [ ID=8204 ]
- Uma, the wife of Shiva, and a divine power or goddess.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > पार्वती (pārvatī) [Printed book page 2-320 ] Pārvatī (I) — Umā, wife of Śiva, attained half body of Śiva by virtue of the 108 names of the Devī; 1 (Ambā), the family deity of the Vidarbhas; present when Śiva gave his missile to Arjuna; 2 conceived true love even as a girl; 3 went with Śiva to have a look at the Mohinī form of Viṣṇu; 4 once when she was sitting unclad on the lap of Śiva there came some sages to see the Lord; ashamed she got herself clothed; to please her Śiva said that any male who entered that place thereafter would become a female; 5 presented Pṛthu with a sword Śatacandra; 6 prayed to by Rukminī to get Kṛṣṇa for her husband; to her shrine Rukminī went by foot and offered worship for the hand of Kṛṣṇa; 7 Vṛka's aim to take her after killing Śiva; 8 prevented the enraged Śiva from killing Bhṛgu; 9 saw Mārkaṇḍeya engaged in tapas. 10 A Śakti; 11 felt for Vināyaka losing his teeth through Paraśurāma and appealed to Śiva who remembered Kṛṣṇa. The latter came with Rādhā and consoled her by addressing on Gaṇeśa's greatness. [ Footnote: 1) M. 12. 9; 13. 51 and 60; 85. 6; 183. 14; 187. 44; Vā. 54. 20; 108. 51; 112. 35; Vi. V. 32. 11-15.] [ Footnote: 2) Bhā. I. 15. 12; X. 52. 42.] [ Footnote: 3) Ib. X. 60. 47.] [ Footnote: 4) Ib. VIII. 12. 2 and 25.] [ Footnote: 5) Ib. IX. 1. 29-32.] [ Footnote: 6) Ib. IV. 15. 17; VI. 17. 11-12.] [ Footnote: 7) Ib. X. 53. 25, 39-40 and 44-49.] [ Footnote: 8) Ib. X. 88. 23.] [ Footnote: 9) Ib. X. 89. 7.] [ Footnote: 10) Ib. XII. 10. 3 and 35.] [ Footnote: 11) Br. II. 25. 23; III. 41. 38, 50; 42. 7, 17; 44. 28; IV. 6. 8, 30, 38; 10. 41, 42.] [ ID=7819 ]

### Adjective: Mountain-related (4 definitions)
- being in, growing on, coming from, or consisting of mountains  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 622,1] पार्वत (pārvata) mf( ई (ī) )n. ( fr. पर्वत (parvata) ) being in or growing on or coming from or consisting of mountains [ ID=122948 ]
- mountainous, hilly  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > mountainous, hilly, Mahābhārata (Title); Harivaṃśa (Title); Purāṇas (Literary category) ( cf. Pāṇini (Author) iv, 2, 67, Sch. ) [ ID=122949 ]
- See below  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1B) [Printed book page 622,1] पार्वती (pārvatī) a f. See below. [ ID=122951 ]
- 1. Living in a mountain. 2. Growing on or coming from a mountain.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पार्वत (pārvata) ी (pārvatī) [Printed book page 433-43 ] पार्वत (pārvata) a. (f. ती (tī) ) 1. Living in a mountain; 2. growing on or coming from a mountain. [ ID=22256.1 ]

### Mountain Stream / River (4 definitions)
- a mountain stream  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 622,1] पार्वती (pārvatī) b f. (of ° त (°ta) ) a mountain stream, Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska (subtitle) i, 13 [ ID=122957 ]
- 1. A woman. 2. A river.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of sev. other women, Catalogue(s) [Cologne Addition] (Title); of a river, Viṣṇu-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=122966 ]
- A mountain stream.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पार्वती (pārvatī) [Printed book page 0698-a ] पार्वती (pārvatī) [ पर्वतस्यापत्यं स्त्री अण् (parvatasyāpatyaṃ strī aṇ) ] 4 A mountain stream
- a name of the river Nanda  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Pārvatī (II) — a name of the R. Nandā. Vā. 49. 92. [ ID=7820 ]

### Specific Plants/Herbs (4 definitions)
- Boswellia Thurifera  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Boswellia Thurifera, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=122958 ]
- Grislea Tomentosa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > Grislea Tomentosa, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=122959 ]
- a kind of pepper  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of pepper, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=122960 ]
- kshudra-pashana-bheda or jivani  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > = क्षुद्र - पाषाण - भेदा (kṣudra-pāṣāṇa-bhedā) or जीवनी (jīvanī), Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=122961 ]

### Epithet of Draupadī (2 definitions)
- of Draupadi  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Draupadī, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) ( w.r. for पार्षती (pārṣatī) ) [ ID=122965 ]
- an epithet of Draupadi  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पार्वती (pārvatī) [Printed book page 0698-a ] पार्वती (pārvatī) [ पर्वतस्यापत्यं स्त्री अण् (parvatasyāpatyaṃ strī aṇ) ] 3 An epithet of Draupadī

### Female Cowherd (2 definitions)
- a female cowherd  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a female cowherd or Gopī, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=122963 ]
- A female cowherd  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पार्वती (pārvatī) [Printed book page 0698-a ] पार्वती (pārvatī) [ पर्वतस्यापत्यं स्त्री अण् (parvatasyāpatyaṃ strī aṇ) ] 2 A female cowherd

### Fragrant Earth (2 definitions)
- a kind of fragrant earth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a kind of fragrant earth, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=122962 ]
- A kind of fragrant earth.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > पार्वती (pārvatī) [Printed book page 0698-a ] पार्वती (pārvatī) [ पर्वतस्यापत्यं स्त्री अण् (parvatasyāpatyaṃ strī aṇ) ] 5 A kind of fragrant earth

### Other Specific Namesakes (2 definitions)
- of a cave in mount Meru  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a cave in mount Meru, Harivaṃśa (Title) [ ID=122967 ]
- Wife of Sahadeva and mother of Suhotra.  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Pārvatī (III) — (alias Vijayā); wife of Sahādeva and mother of Suhotra. Bhā. IX. 22. 31. [ ID=7821 ]

### Related Masculine Noun Pārvata: A Tree (1 definition)
- Melia Bukayun  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > पार्वत (pārvata) m. Melia Bukayun, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=122950 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; 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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