Ambika Explained

Ambika may refer to:

Mythology

• Ambika (goddess), an avatar of the Hindu goddesses Durga, Parvati, and Shakti
• Ambika (Jainism), a Jain Yakshini goddess
• Ambika (Mahabharata), the wife of Vichitravirya was also the mother of Dhritarashtra, the father of the Kuaravas

Other uses

• Ambika (given name), an Indian given name (including a list of persons with the name)
  • Ambika (actress) (born 1962), Indian actress in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films
• Ambika-class replenishment ship, a class of vessel in the Indian Navy
• Ambika River, a river in Gujarat, India
• Any of several entities (e.g. Ambika Paul Foundation, Ambika P3, Ambika House) connected to Swraj Paul, Baron Paul
• Ambika, the Sanskrit name of the plant Wrightia antidysenterica

See also

• Ambikapur (disambiguation)
• Ambikapathy (disambiguation)