Durga

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Given Name DURGA

GENDER: Feminine & Masculine
USAGE: Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
OTHER SCRIPTS: दुर्गा (Sanskrit, Hindi), దుర్గ (Telugu), துர்க (Tamil)
PRONOUNCED: DOOR-gah (Sanskrit), DOOR-gə (English)  [details]

Meaning & History

Means "unattainable" in Sanskrit. Durga is a Hindu warrior goddess, the fierce, twelve-armed, three-eyed form of the wife of Shiva. She is considered an incarnation of Parvati.

Categories

goddesses, war deities, warriors
Entry updated December 8, 2017