As a deity name
Name 980 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
वल्गा · noun · feminine
लेगाम । बाग — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a bridle, rein
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Dictionary citations
valgā f. a bridle, rein, Mṛcch.; Rājat.
N. of a woman, Rājat.
valgā A bridle, rein; ālāne gṛhyate hastī vājī valgāsu gṛhyate Mk. 1. 50.
valgā f. (-lgā) A bridle, a rein. E. valga to go, aff. ac.
Alternative readings
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