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    See also aparṇṇā.


    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 51, col. 3.
    a-parṇā f. ‘not having even leaves (for food during her religious austerities)’, N. of Durgā or Pārvatī, Kum. v, 28.

    Burnouf Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    p. 32, col. 1.
    aparṇā aparṇā f. (parṇa) surnom de Pārvatī.

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    p. 52, col. 1.
    a-parṇā- f. Durgā.

    Abhidhānaratnamālā of Halāyudha

    p. 3.
    aparṇā;
    rudrāṇī śarvāṇī kālī kātyāyanī bhavānī ca .
    āryāmbikā mṛḍānī haimavatī pārvatī gaurī .. 15 ..
    umā bhagavatī durgā caṇḍī dākṣāyaṇī śivā .
    aparṇā syānmahādevī girijā menakātmajā .. 16 ..
    1.1.1.15

    Śabdakalpadruma

    vol. 1, p. 65.
    aparṇā , strī, (nāsti parṇṇaṃ tapasyāyāṃ parṇabhakṣaṇa-
    vṛttirvvā yasyāḥ sā, ṭāp .)
    durgā . ityamaraḥ ..
    (svayaṃ viśīrṇṇadrumaparṇṇavṛttitā
    parā hi kāṣṭhā tapasastayā punaḥ .
    tadapyapākīrṇamataḥ priyaṃvadāṃ
    vadantyaparṇṇeti ca tāṃ purāvidaḥ . iti kumārasa-
    mbhave .)
    patraśūnye tri ..

    The Purāṇa Index

    vol. 1, p. 72.
    Aparṇā (I) — one of the three daughters of Menā and

    Himavat. Seeing her severe penance houseless and food-

    less her mother said ‘soma’, (Umā-Vā. P.) whence she

    became Umā and married Śiva.

    Br. III. 10. 8-13; Vā. 72. 7, 11-2.
    vol. 1, p. 73.
    Aparṇā (II) — a daughter of Menā: married Jaigīṣavya.

    M. 13. 8-9.