शैलपुत्रीśailaputrī

शैलपुत्री (śailaputrī) is a Sanskrit word meaning mountain daughter, the Ganges, an epithet of Parvati, uma. Its 5 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Epithet of Pārvatī, Name of the Ganges River.

Meanings by context

Epithet of Pārvatī

4 definitions
mountain daughter

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an epithet of Parvati

Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

an epithet of Parvati

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Uma

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Name of the Ganges River

1 definition
the Ganges

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 4 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.