As a deity name
Name 855 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
तीक्ष्णा · noun · feminine
बच · केवाँच · सपंकंकाली वृक्ष — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "तीक्ष्णा" is तीक्ष्ण + -आ: तीक्ष्ण means "तेज नोक या धारवाला । जिसकी धार या नोक इतनी चोखी हो जिससे कोई चीज कट सके । जैसे, तीक्ष्ण बाण", and the suffix -आ forms abstract, agent, action or instrumental nouns (masc.); also past participles. CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(3) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "तीक्ष्णा" is तीक्ष्ण + -आ: तीक्ष्ण means "तेज नोक या धारवाला । जिसकी धार या नोक इतनी चोखी हो जिससे कोई चीज कट सके । जैसे, तीक्ष्ण बाण", and the suffix -आ forms 'having' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(1) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a mystical N. of the letter p
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "tīkṣṇā" is the feminine form of "tīkṣṇa" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
tīkṣṇā (ā), f. N. of several plants (Mucuna pruritus, Cardiospermum Halicacabum, black mustard, atyamla-parṇī, mahā-jyotiṣmatī, vacā, sarpakaṅkālikā), Npr.
a mystical N. of the letter p, Rāmat. i, 77
cf. a-, su-.
tīkṣṇa mf(ā)n. (√ tij) sharp, hot, pungent, fiery, acid, RV. x, 87, 9; AV. &c.
harsh, rough, rude, Mn. vii, 140; MBh.; R.; VarBṛS.
Alternative readings
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