Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“violence”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a deity name
Name 651 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“violence”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
चण्डा · ćaṇḍā · s.f.
A passionate or furious woman; a name of the goddess Durgā (applied especially to her incarnation for the purpose of destroying the Asur or demon Mahesh. This exploit forms the subject of a section of the Mārkaṇḍeya-purāna, and is particularly celebrated in Bengal at the Durgā-pūjā, or festival held in honour of this goddess in the month ʼAswin, Sept.-Oct.) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 445
Cited formation "चण्डा" is चण्ड + -आ: चण्ड means "(f. -ā), Fierce, violent, impetuous, hot, passionate, wrathful, furious", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "चण्डा" is चण्ड + -आ: चण्ड means "(f. -ā), Fierce, violent, impetuous, hot, passionate, wrathful, furious", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a kind of perfume (commonly Chor)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "caṇḍā" is the feminine form of "caṇḍa" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M1 · same meaning "caṇḍā" is the nominative of "caṇḍiman" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
caṇḍā f. (g. bahv-ādi), N. of Durgā (esp. as incarnation for the purpose of destroying the Asura Mahiṣa, this exploit forming the subject of the Devīm. and being particularly celebrated in Bengāl at the Durgāpūjā about Oct. Nov.), MBh. vi, 797; Hariv. 10245
N. of one of the 8 Nāyikās or Saktis of Durgā, BrahmaP.; DevīP.
N. of an attendant of the 12th Arhat of the present Avasarpiṇī, L.
of a river, L.
of a plant (Andropogon aciculatus, L.; Mucuna pruritus, L.; Salvinia cucullata, L.; white Dūrvā grass, L.; liṅginī, L.), Suśr. i, iv; vi, 51
caṇḍa mf(ā, VarBṛS. lxviii, 92; ī, R. ii; Vikr.; Ragh. &c.)n. (probably fr. candra, ‘glowing’ with passion) fierce, violent, cruel, impetuous, hot, ardent with passion, passionate, angry, MBh.; R. &c.
caṇḍa mf(ā)n. circumcised, L.
caṇḍiman m. (g. pṛthv-ādi) passion, violence, cruelty, Bālar. iii, 2/3
‘passion’ and ‘heat’, Rājat. vi, 298
Alternative readings
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