Pārvatī

[ pahr-vuh-tee ]

/ ˈpɑr və ti /

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noun Hinduism.

the wife of Shiva and the benevolent form of the Mother Goddess.

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Words nearby Pārvatī

parula, parulis, parure, par value, Parvanov, Pārvatī, parve, parvenu, parvenue, parvicellular, parvifoliate

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How to use Pārvatī in a sentence

Ganesa, the four-armed, elephant-headed god of wisdom, is the son of Shiva and Parvati.
Indian Myth and Legend|Donald Alexander Mackenzie
The sacrifice was one of unusual pomp and solemnity, in honour of the goddess Parvati, and lasted till the sun's decline.
Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected|Anna Jameson
Parvati was a little afraid now of this vast solitude—this profound silence.
The Memoirs of a White Elephant|Judith Gautier
A perfumed breeze wafted from it the sound of birds singing in the branches, and Parvati began again her song.
The Memoirs of a White Elephant|Judith Gautier

To my great joy Parvati revived; she passed her hands across her eyes, and then, seeing me, she smiled.
The Memoirs of a White Elephant|Judith Gautier

British Dictionary definitions for Pārvatī

Parvati

/ (ˈpʌrvətɪ) /

noun

Hinduism goddess consort of the god Siva, associated with mountains

Word Origin for Parvati

from Sanskrit: the mountain-dwelling one

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