Abdurga, Ap-durga: 6 definitions
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Abdurga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraAbdurga (अब्दुर्ग) refers to type of “fort”, characterised as being surround by water. It is also known as Jaladurga. It is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbdurga (अब्दुर्ग).—A fortress in water, one surrounded by a moat or lake. (Mar. jaṃjirā.)
Derivable forms: abdurgaḥ (अब्दुर्गः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbdurga (अब्दुर्ग).—n.
(-rgaṃ) A fortress surrounded by a moat or lake. E. ap water, and durga fort.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbdurga (अब्दुर्ग).—[neuter] a fortress (protected) by water.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbdurga (अब्दुर्ग):—[=ab-durga] [from ab-ja] n. a fortress surrounded by a moat or lake.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbdurga (अब्दुर्ग):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-rgam) A water-fortress, i. e. a place sur-rounded by deep water; Manu recommends it, amongst other sites, as one where a king should build his town: dhanvadurgaṃ mahīdurgamabdurgaṃ vārkṣameva ca . nṛdurgaṃ giridurgaṃ vā samāśritya vasetpuram (Kullūka: jaladurgamagādhodakena sarvataḥ parivṛtam); the best fortress for a king is, however, the giridurga q. v., for the abdurga is, in the view of Manu, the appropriate fortress for aquatic beings, the dhanvadurga q. v. for wild animals, the mahīdurga q. v. for mice or other animals living in holes, the vṛkṣadurga q. v. for monkeys, while the nṛdurga q. v. is the fortress for men and the giridurga for gods. E. ap and durga.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Ab, Ap, Durga.
Full-text: Durga.
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