As a Hindi name
देना
to give, grant, award; to lay (eggs), give birth to; to orate, deliver; to pay
Śabdasāgara also records: दीप्तिमान् । प्रकाशयुक्त
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Hindi verb set देना (denā) दिलाना (dilānā) दिलवाना (dilvānā) Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Indo-Iranian *dádaHti Sanskrit ददा॑ति (dádāti) ▲ Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀇 (ṇei)influ. Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀇 (dei) Old Hindi देना (…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
flaming, shining, radiant
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Dictionary citations
dīpra mfn. flaming, shining, radiant, Kathās. xxv, 135
dīpra m. fire, L.
dīpra a. Shining, brilliant, radiant, resplendent; U. 6. 18. — praḥ Fire.
dīpra mfn. (-praḥ-prā-ptaṃ) Light, luminous. E. dīpa to shine, affix ra.
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