Durga

Dur·ga

D5444450 (dûr′gə)n. A Hindu goddess of protection, vengeance, and victory, often described as the consort of Siva and as an avatar of Devi.

[Sanskrit Durgā, from durgā, feminine of durga-, difficult to approach, unattainable : dur-, variant (used before voiced consonants) of dus-, bad; see dus- in Indo-European roots + -ga-, going, moving (either from gam-, root form of gacchati, he goes, approaches, or from gā-, root form of gāti, he goes, approaches; see g^wā- in Indo-European roots).]

Durga

(ˈdʊəɡə) n (Hinduism) Hinduism the goddess Parvati portrayed as a warrior: renowned for slaying the buffalo demon, Mahisha[from Sanskrit: the inaccessible one]

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Durga - Hindu goddess of war; a malevolent aspect of Devi; "the inaccessible Durga"

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Durga

malignant goddess of war. [Hinduism: Leach, 330]See: War