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 f˚, faulty, defective, blemished, &c.
Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "doṣavat" is derived from "doṣa" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. doṣa m. evening, darkness (only BhP., where personified as one of the 8 Vasus and husband of Night, vi, 6, 11; 14)
2. doṣa m. rarely n. (√ duṣ) fault, vice, deficiency, want, inconvenience, disadvantage, Up.; Mn.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.
doṣa—vat mfn. having f˚, faulty, defective, blemished, Mn.; MBh. &c.
guilty of an offence, Āp.; MBh.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
doṣa—vat mfn. having f˚, faulty, defective, blemished, Mn.; MBh. &c.
guilty of an offence, Āp.; MBh.
connected with crime or guilt, sinful, wicked, Gaut.; Āp.; Mn.
noxious, dangerous, R.
doṣavat mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) 1 Faulty, defective. 2 Wicked. E. doṣa, and matup aff.
1. doṣa m. evening, darkness (only BhP., where personified as one of the 8 Vasus and husband of Night, vi, 6, 11; 14)
2. doṣa m. rarely n. (√ duṣ) fault, vice, deficiency, want, inconvenience, disadvantage, Up.; Mn.; MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Alternative readings
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