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| − | # daughter of the king of Kāśī, sister of Ambikā and Ambālikā, who was reborn as the transgendered princess Śikhańdī, to seek revenge on Bhişma for forcefully kidnapping her against her wishes and later rejecting her (M. Bh.); one of the seven Kŗttikās (Taitt. Samhita); an apsarā (A. Koşa); a river which is said to be a part incarnation of the princess Ambā (M. Bh.); another name for Durgā. | + | # daughter of the king of Kāśī, sister of Ambikā and Ambālikā, who was reborn as the transgendered princess Śikhańdī, to seek revenge on Bhişma for forcefully kidnapping her against her wishes and later rejecting her (M. Bh.); one of the seven Kŗttikās (Taitt. Samhita); an apsarā ([[A]]. Koşa); a river which is said to be a part incarnation of the princess Ambā (M. Bh.); another name for Durgā. |
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Revision as of 18:36, 29 December 2013
By Jit Majumdar
Sometimes transliterated as: Amba, AmbA, Ambaa
- mother.
- virtuous woman.
- daughter of the king of Kāśī, sister of Ambikā and Ambālikā, who was reborn as the transgendered princess Śikhańdī, to seek revenge on Bhişma for forcefully kidnapping her against her wishes and later rejecting her (M. Bh.); one of the seven Kŗttikās (Taitt. Samhita); an apsarā (A. Koşa); a river which is said to be a part incarnation of the princess Ambā (M. Bh.); another name for Durgā.