Ahalya

English

Ahalya, a painting by Raja Ravi Varma.

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit अहल्या (ahalyā, “Ahalya”).

Proper noun

Ahalya

1. (Hinduism) Name of the princess of Puru dynasty and wife of sage Gautama. She was seduced by Indra, cursed by her husband and liberated by Rāma in Ramayana.

Translations

Wife of Gautama

• Bengali: অহল্যা (bn) (oholla)
• Hindi: अहिल्या (hi) (ahilyā), अहल्या (hi) f (ahalyā)
• Kannada: ಅಹಲ್ಯೆ (ahalye)
• Malayalam: അഹല്യ (ml) (ahalya)
• Marathi: अहल्या (ahalyā)
• Nepali: अहिल्या (ahilyā)
• Punjabi: ਅਹਿੱਲਿਆ (ahilliā)
• Russian: Аха́лья f (Axálʹja)
• Sanskrit: अहल्या (sa) (ahalyā)
• Tamil: அகலிகை (ta) (akalikai)
• Telugu: అహల్య (te) (ahalya)

References

1. Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, p. 17.

Anagrams

• Alayah