As a deity name
Name 700 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a chrysalis or pupa
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
The spelling you confirmed, कोशवासिन्, is itself a dictionary headword — no grammatical transformation stands between what you typed and the meaning above.
Dictionary citations
kośa—vāsin m. ‘living in a shell’, any animal incased in a shell, Suśr.
a chrysalis or pupa, W.
kośavāsin mfn. (-sī-sinī-si) Wrapped up in a sheathe or shell, &c. m. (-sī) 1 A shelled animal. 2 A chrysalis or pupa. E. kośa, and vāsin what abides.
Alternative readings
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