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
having water-descents, abounding in Tīrthas
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "tīrthavat" is derived from "tīrtha" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
tīrtha n. (rarely m., MBh.) a passage, way, road, ford, stairs for landing or for descent into a river, bathing-place, place of pilgrimage on the banks of sacred streams, piece of water, RV. &c.
the path to the altar between the Cātvāla and Utkara, ṢaḍvBr. iii, 1; ĀśvŚr. iv, ix; ŚāṅkhŚr.; Lāṭy.; KātyŚr.
tīrtha—vat mfn. having water-descents, abounding in Tīrthas, MBh. xiii; R.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
tīrtha—vat mfn. having water-descents, abounding in Tīrthas, MBh. xiii; R.
tīrtha n. (rarely m., MBh.) a passage, way, road, ford, stairs for landing or for descent into a river, bathing-place, place of pilgrimage on the banks of sacred streams, piece of water, RV. &c.
the path to the altar between the Cātvāla and Utkara, ṢaḍvBr. iii, 1; ĀśvŚr. iv, ix; ŚāṅkhŚr.; Lāṭy.; KātyŚr.
Alternative readings
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