Vijayadashami

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विजयादशमी (vijayādaśamī), from विजय (vijaya) + दशमी (daśamī, “tenth”).

Proper noun

Vijayadashami

(Hinduism) A Hindu festival marking the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon महिषासुर (mahiṣāsura, “Mahishasura”).

Translations

a Hindu festival

Bengali: দশহরা (dôśôhra)
Bihari: बिजयदसिमी (bijayadasimī)
Gujarati: દશેરા (daśerā)
Hindi: दशहरा (hi) (daśahrā)
Kannada: ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ (vijayadaśami)
Maithili: विजयादशमी (vijayādaśamī)
Malayalam: വിജയദശമി (ml) (vijayadaśami)
Marathi: विजयादशमी (vijyādaśmī)

Nepali: दशैं (daśaĩ)
Punjabi: ਦੁਸਹਿਰਾ (dushirā)
Russian: Виджаяда́шами (Vidžajadášami)
Sanskrit: विजयादशमी (sa) (vijayādaśamī)
Tamil: விஜயதசமி (vijayatacami)
Telugu: విజయదశమి (te) (vijayadaśami)
Tulu: ದಸರ (dasara)

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