# योगेश्वरी (yogeśvarī)

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योगेश्वरी (yogeśvarī) is a Sanskrit word meaning a master in magical art, a master or adept in yoga, a deity or the object of devout contemplation, an epithet of Krishna, of Yajnavalkya, a son of Devahotra. Its 16 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Goddess / Female Divine Form, Proper Name (Human Males), Male Deity / Object of Worship.

- **SLP1:** `yogeSvarI`  **IAST:** yogeśvarī  **Devanagari:** योगेश्वरी
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogeshvari
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/yogeshvari/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Goddess / Female Divine Form (3 definitions)
- a form of Durga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a form of Durgā, Hcat. [ ID=172641 ]
- Name of a goddess  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a goddess, Cat. [ ID=172643 ]
- an image with a hanging tongue, knotted hair on top of the head, and a garland of skulls and bones  
  *The Purana Index*
  > योगेश्वरी (yogeśvarī) [Printed book page 3-039 ] Yogeśvarī — image of, with hanging tongue, knotted hair on the top of the head and a garland of skulls and bones, etc. M. 261. 33-6. [ ID=11355 ]

### Proper Name (Human Males) (3 definitions)
- of Yajnavalkya  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of Yājñavalkya, Cat. [ ID=172634 ]
- a son of Devahotra  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Deva-hotra, BhP. [ ID=172635 ]
- of various authors and learned men  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of various authors and learned men, Cat. &c. [ ID=172637 ]

### Male Deity / Object of Worship (2 definitions)
- a deity or the object of devout contemplation  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a deity, the object of devout contemplation, W. [ ID=172632 ]
- an epithet of Krishna  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Kṛṣṇa, MW. [ ID=172633 ]

### Male Master in Yoga or Magic (2 definitions)
- a master in magical art  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 857,3] योगे (yoge) श्वर (śvara) m. a master in magical art (said of a Vetāla), Kathās. [ ID=172630 ]
- a master or adept in yoga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a master or adept in the Yoga, MBh.; Hariv.; Pañcat. &c. [ ID=172631 ]

### Supernatural Female Being (Fairy/Vidyādharī) (2 definitions)
- a fairy  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 857,3] योगे (yoge) श्वरी (śvarī) f. a fairy, Rājat.; Kathās. [ ID=172639 ]
- belonging to a Vidyadhari  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Vidyā-dharī, Kathās. [ ID=172644 ]

### Female Master/Adept in Yoga (1 definition)
- a female adept in yoga  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a mistress or adept in the Yoga, Kathās. [ ID=172640 ]

### Proper Name (Malevolent Spirit) (1 definition)
- of a Brahma-rakshasa  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Brahma-rākṣasa, Kathās. [ ID=172636 ]

### Species of Plant (1 definition)
- a species of plant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > a species of plant, Bhpr. [ ID=172642 ]

### Title of a Work (1 definition)
- of a work  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of wk. [ ID=172638 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); The Purana Index.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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