As a deity name
Name 808 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
तोषक · adj
संतुष्ट करनेवाला । तोष देने या तृप्त करनेवाला — Śabdasāgara
तोषक · toshak · adj.
Gratifying, causing pleasure or happiness — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 343
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘pleasing’, see sura-.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (11)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "toṣaka" is derived from "toṣa" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
toṣa m. (√ tuṣ) satisfaction, contentment, pleasure, joy (with loc. gen., or ifc.), MBh. &c.
Contentment as a son of Bhaga-vat and one of the 12 Tuṣitas, BhP. iv, 1, 7.
to˚ṣaka mfn. ‘pleasing’, see sura-.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
to˚ṣaka mfn. ‘pleasing’, see sura-.
toṣa m. (√ tuṣ) satisfaction, contentment, pleasure, joy (with loc. gen., or ifc.), MBh. &c.
Contentment as a son of Bhaga-vat and one of the 12 Tuṣitas, BhP. iv, 1, 7.
Alternative readings
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