Viddhva, Viddhvā: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationViddhvā (विद्ध्वा) refers to “hitting someone (with an arrow)”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.21 (“Description of the Special War”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “[...] Gaṇeśa hit Śumbha in his chest with an arrow and felled his charioteer with three arrows on the ground. Then the infuriated Śumbha covered Gaṇeśa with a shower of arrows. Hitting (viddhvā) the mouse with three arrows he roared like thunder. The mouse pierced by the arrows, shook with acute pain. Gaṇeśa was thrown off (his vehicle) and he became a foot soldier (as it were). Then Gaṇeśa hit Śumbha in his chest with his axe and felled him to the ground. Thereafter he mounted his mouse again. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 3 - Legend of the bodhisattva Sadāprarudita < [Chapter XXXVI - The eight recollections (anusmṛti or anussati)]
Studies in the Upapuranas (by R. C. Hazra)