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.
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Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-艣膩straAbdurga (啶呧が啷嵿う啷佮ぐ啷嵿) refers to type of 鈥渇ort鈥�, characterised as being surround by water. It is also known as Jaladurga. It is used throughout Dharma艣膩stra literature such as the 惭补苍耻蝉尘峁泃颈.
Dharmashastra (啶оぐ啷嵿ぎ啶多ぞ啶膏啶む啶�, dharma艣膩stra) 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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAbdurga (啶呧が啷嵿う啷佮ぐ啷嵿).鈥擜 fortress in water, one surrounded by a moat or lake. (Mar. 箩补峁僯颈谤腻.)
Derivable forms: 补产诲耻谤驳补岣� (啶呧が啷嵿う啷佮ぐ啷嵿啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbdurga (啶呧が啷嵿う啷佮ぐ啷嵿).鈥攏.
(-谤驳补峁�) A fortress surrounded by a moat or lake. E. ap water, and durga fort.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbdurga (啶呧が啷嵿う啷佮ぐ啷嵿).鈥擺neuter] a fortress (protected) by water.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbdurga (啶呧が啷嵿う啷佮ぐ啷嵿):鈥擺=ab-durga] [from ab-ja] n. a fortress surrounded by a moat or lake.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldst眉cker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAbdurga (啶呧が啷嵿う啷佮ぐ啷嵿):鈥擺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: dhanvadurga峁� 尘补丑墨诲耻谤驳补mabdurga峁� v膩rk峁meva ca . 苍峁沝耻谤驳补峁� giridurga峁� v膩 sam膩艣ritya vasetpuram (Kull奴ka: jaladurgamag膩dhodakena sarvata岣� pariv峁泃am); 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 尘补丑墨诲耻谤驳补 q. v. for mice or other animals living in holes, the 惫峁沰峁诲耻谤驳补 q. v. for monkeys, while the 苍峁沝耻谤驳补 q. v. is the fortress for men and the giridurga for gods. E. ap and durga.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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Architectural data in the Puranas (by Sharda Devi)
Classification of Forts < [Chapter 4 - Forts]
Samrajya Lakshmi Pithika (Study) (by Artatrana Sarangi)
Description of Water-forts (jala-durga) < [Chapter 5 - Forts, Castrametation and the Royal Army]
Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2 - Fort (durga) architecture in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺 < [Chapter 7 - Art and Architecture in the Matsyapur膩峁嘺]
Archaeology and the Mahabharata (Study) (by Gouri Lad)