Ahalya
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Transliteration of Sanskrit अहल्या (ahalyā, “Ahalya”).
Proper noun[edit]
Ahalya
- (Hinduism) Name of the princess of Puru dynasty and wife of sage Gautama. She was seduced by Indra, cursed by her husband and liberated by Rāma in Ramayana.
Translations[edit]
Wife of Gautama
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References[edit]
- Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. 17.