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Vijayadashami

Today it means: A Hindu festival marking the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura. Full definition →

Sanskrit विजयादशमी

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Sanskrit · borrowed fromविजयादशमी
English todayVijayadashami

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.