durga दुर्ग dur—ga See (p. 487). durgá mfn. (2. dur and √ gam) difficult of access or approach, impassable, unattainable, [AV.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. durgá m. bdellium, [L.] N. of an Asura (supposed to have been slain by the goddess Durgā, [SkandaP.]) and of sev. men (g. naḍādi, [Pāṇ. iv, 1, 99]), esp. of the commentator on Yāska's Nirukta also abridged for durga-gupta, durgā-dāsa &c. (see below) durgá n. (m. only [Pañc. v, 76]; Bombay? n.) a difficult or narrow passage, a place difficult of access, citadel, stronghold (cf. ab-, giri- &c.) rough ground, roughness, difficulty, danger, distress, [RV.]; [AV.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. durgaha दुर्गह dur—gáha n. (gāh) an impassable or impervious place, difficulty, danger, [RV.] durgala दुर्गल dur—gala m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh. vi, 359.] durgama दुर्गम dur—gama mfn. difficult to be traversed or travelled over, impassable, inaccessible, unattainable, [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Kāv.] dur—gama m. or n. a difficult situation dur—gama m. N. of a son of Vasu-deva and Pauravī, [VP.] of Dhṛta, [ib.], &c. durgatā दुर्गता durga—tā f. impassableness, [R. iv, 27, 16.] durgata दुर्गत dur—gata mfn. faring ill, unfortunate, miserable, [MBh.] &c. N. of a poet, [Cat.] durgati दुर्गति dur—gati mfn. = -gata, [R. vii, 88, 3] dur—gati f. misfortune, distress, poverty, want of (gen.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. hell, [L.] durgaya दुर्गय dur—gaya m. (√ ji?) N. of an author. durgaghnā दुर्गघ्ना durga—ghnā f. N. of Durgā, [Hariv. 6426.] durgaghna दुर्गघ्न durga—ghna mfn. removing difficulties durgamya दुर्गम्य dur—gamanīya (Sch.) & dur—gamya ([R.]), mfn. = -gama. durgandha दुर्गन्ध dur—gandha m. bad smell, stink, [Kauś.] dur—gandha mfn. ill-smelling, stinking, [Hariv.]; [Suśr.] dur—gandha m. the mango-tree (= āmra), [L.] an onion, [Bhpr.] dur—gandha n. sochal-salt, [L.] durgandhi दुर्गन्धि dur—gándhi mfn. ill-smelling, stinking, [AV.]; [ChUp.]; [Mn.] &c. durgaghāta दुर्गघात durga—ghāta m. or n. N. of a fort, [Rājat.] durgaśaila दुर्गशैल durga—śaila m. N. of a mountain, [MBh.] durgadeśa दुर्गदेश durga—deśa m. an impassable region, [Kāv.] durganāga दुर्गनाग durga—nāga m. N. of a man, [L.] durgapāla दुर्गपाल durga—pati & durga—pāla, m. the commandant or governor of a fortress, [Pañc.]; [BhP.] durgapati दुर्गपति durga—pati & durga—pāla, m. the commandant or governor of a fortress, [Pañc.]; [BhP.] durgapura दुर्गपुर durga—pura n. a fortified city, [W.] durgasaha दुर्गसह durga—saha mfn. overcoming difficulties or dangers, [Hariv. 5018.] durgasena दुर्गसेन durga—sena m. N. of an author, [Cat.] durgatatā दुर्गतता dur—gata—tā f. ill luck, misery, [Pañc. i, 297.] durgavāsa दुर्गवास durga—vāsa m. staying over-night in unhospitable places, [MBh. iii, 12344.] durgaṭīkā दुर्गटीका durga—ṭīkā f. Durga's commentary (on Yāska's Nirukta &c.). durgadatta दुर्गदत्त durga—datta (for °gā-d°, [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 63]) m. N. of a man, [Cat.] durgagupta दुर्गगुप्त durga—gupta (for °gā-g°, [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 83]) m. N. of a grammarian, [Col.] durgamārga दुर्गमार्ग durga—mārga m. a defile, a difficult pass or way, [W.] durgandhatā दुर्गन्धता dur—gandha—tā f. badness of smell, [Suśr.] durgapuṣpī दुर्गपुष्पी durga—puṣpī f. N. of a plant (= keśa-puṣṭā), [L.] durgasiṃhī दुर्गसिंही durga—siṃhī f. D°'s commentary on the Kātantra. durgasiṃha दुर्गसिंह durga—siṃha (for °gā-s°, [Pāṇ. vi, 3, 63]) m. N. of a grammarian and of an astronomer, [Cat.] durgavṛtti दुर्गवृत्ति durga—vṛtti f. N. of wk. durgakāraka दुर्गकारक durga—kāraka m. ‘making difficult or impassable’, the Bhojpatra or birch-tree, [L.] durgakarman दुर्गकर्मन् durga—karman n. fortification, [MBh.]; [R.] durgamanīya दुर्गमनीय dur—gamanīya (Sch.) & dur—gamya ([R.]), mfn. = -gama. durgapiśāca दुर्गपिशाच durga—piśāca m. N. of a Mātaṅga, [Kathās.] durgasampad दुर्गसम्पद् durga—sampad f. perfection or excellence of a fortress, [W.] durgataraṇī दुर्गतरणी durga—taraṇī & durgatariṇī दुर्गतरिणी durga—ta°riṇī f. ‘conveying over difficulties’, N. of the Sāvitrī -verse, [MBh. ii, 451]; [Hariv. 14078.] durgalaṅghana दुर्गलङ्घन durga—laṅghana m. ‘making one's way through difficult places’, a camel, [L.] durgandhakāra दुर्गन्धकार dur—gandha—kāra m. the anus, [Car.] durgandharasa दुर्गन्धरस dur—gandha-rasa mfn. having a bad smell or taste, [Baudh.] durganivāsin दुर्गनिवासिन् durga—nivāsin mfn. dwelling in a stronghold, [W.] durgasaṃcāra दुर्गसंचार durga—saṃcara or durga—saṃ°cāra, m. difficult passage, defile, [L.], Sch. durgasaṃcara दुर्गसंचर durga—saṃcara or durga—saṃ°cāra, m. difficult passage, defile, [L.], Sch. durgavyasana दुर्गव्यसन durga—vyasana n. defect in a fortress (its being ill-guarded &c.), [W.] durgatināśinī दुर्गतिनाशिनी dur—gati—nāśinī f. ‘removing distress’, N. of Durgā, [BrahmaP.] durgamāśubodhinī दुर्गमाशुबोधिनी dur—gamāśu-bodhinī f. N. of a Comm. durgapadaprabodha दुर्गपदप्रबोध durga—pada-prabodha m. N. of a Comm. durgavākyaprabodha दुर्गवाक्यप्रबोध durga—vākya-prabodha m. ‘knowledge of difficult words’, N. of wk. durgamamārganirgama दुर्गममार्गनिर्गम dur—gama—mārga-nirgama mfn. of difficult access and issue, [Pañc. i, 427]