ahalya

Questions

What does ahalya mean?

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.

Where does ahalya come from?

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

How to pronounce ahalya

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