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दुर्ग mfn. (-र्गः-र्गा-र्गं)
1. Difficult of access or approach, inaccessible, im- pervious, impermeable.
2. Difficult of attainment, unattainable.
n. (-र्गं)
1. A fort, a strong hold, a Durga or hill fort.
2. A pass, a defile, a difficult or narrow passage over a stream or a mountain, through a wood, &c.
m. (-र्गः) The name of an Asura slain by DURGĀ.
f. (-र्गा)
1. The goddess DURGĀ, the wife of SIVA, and mother of KARTIKEYA, and GANESA; also called UMĀ, and PĀRVATI, &c.: as DURGĀ, she is a goddess of terrific form, and irascible temper, and particularly worshipped at the DURGĀ Pujā, held in Bengal in the month of Āswin, or about October.
2. The indigo plant.
3. A creeping shrub, (Clitotia ternata.) 4. A singing bird, the Syama.
E. दुर् bad, ill, with difficulty, गम् to go, affix ड; the etymology of goddess is thus given, दुर् with diffi- culty; गम् to be known; a knowledge of whom is obtained only by the severest austerities; or दुर् bad, गै to sing, who is especially hymned by the wicked; or दुर्ग the Asura slain by the goddess.
ROOTS: दुर् गम् ड; दुर् गम् दुर् गै दुर्ग
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