Vijayadashami

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Vijayadashami

1. (Hinduism) A Hindu festival marking the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura.

   Synonym: Dussehra

   Hyponym: Dashain

Translations

a Hindu festival

• Bengali: দশহরা (bn) (dośhora), বিজয়াদশমী (bn) (bijoẏadśomi)
• Bihari: बिजयदसिमी (bijayadasimī)
• Gujarati: દશેરા (daśerā)
• Hindi: दशहरा (hi) (daśahrā), विजयादशमी f (vijyādaśmī), विजयदशमी (hi) f (vijyadaśmī)
• Kannada: ವಿಜಯದಶಮಿ (vijayadaśami)
• Maithili: विजयादशमी (vijayādaśamī)
• Malayalam: വിജയദശമി (ml) (vijayadaśami)
• Marathi: विजयादशमी (vijyādaśmī)
• Nepali: दशैं (daśa͠i)
• Punjabi: ਦੁਸਹਿਰਾ (dushirā)
• Russian: Виджаяда́шами (Vidžajadášami)
• Sanskrit: विजयादशमी (sa) (vijayādaśamī), विजयदशमी (sa) f (vijayadaśamī)
• Tamil: விஜயதசமி (vijayatacami)
• Telugu: విజయదశమి (te) (vijayadaśami)
• Tulu: ದಸರ (dasara)