Etymology

Hidimbā

Today it means: The sister of rakshasa Hidimba, who became the wife of Bhima and mother of Ghatotkacha in the Mahabharata. Also known as Hidimbi. Full definition →

Sanskrit हिडिम्बा
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromहिडिम्बा
  2. English todayHidimbā

Borrowed from Sanskrit हिडिम्बा (hiḍimbā).

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