# शिवदूती (śivadūtī)

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शिवदूती (śivadūtī) is a Sanskrit word meaning an epithet of Durga, of a Yogini. Its 5 recorded definitions are grouped into 2 contexts, among them Durgā (as Śiva's messenger), A Yoginī.

- **Etymology:** E. शिव ŚIVA, and टूती, from टूत a messenger, fem. aff. ङीष् — E. śiva ŚIVA, and ṭūtī, from ṭūta a messenger, fem. aff. ṅīṣ
- **SLP1:** `SivadUtI`  **IAST:** śivadūtī  **Devanagari:** शिवदूती
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivaduti
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/shivaduti/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Durgā (as Śiva's messenger) (4 definitions)
- An epithet of Durga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 1074,3] शिव (śiva) — दूती (—dūtī) f. ‘Śiva's messenger’, N. of a form of Durgā, Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa (Title) [ ID=217644 ]
- Durga  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शिव (śiva) दूती (śivadūtī) [Printed book page 846 ] शिव (śiva) दूती (śivadūtī) f. ( - ती (-tī) ) DURGĀ. E. शिव (śiva) ŚIVA, and टूत (ṭūta) ी (ṭūtī), from टूत (ṭūta) a messenger, fem. aff. ङीष् (ṅīṣ). [ ID=38426 ]
- Durga  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शिवदूती (śivadūtī) [Printed book page 765-a ] शिव - दूती (śiva-dūtī) ( ती ) ((tī)) 3. f. Durgā. [ ID=38071 ]
- Durga  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > शिव (śiva) दूत (dūta) ी (śivadūtī) [Printed book page 720-b ] शिव (śiva) दूत (dūta) ी (śivadūtī) f. ( - ती (-tī) ) DURGĀ. E. शिव (śiva) ŚIVA, and दूत (dūta) ी, (dūtī,) from दूत (dūta) a messenger, fem. aff. ङीष् । (ṅīṣ.) [ ID=40276 ]

### A Yoginī (1 definition)
- of a Yogini  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Yoginī, Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1st edition with marginal notes (Title) [ ID=217645 ]

## 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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