As a deity name
Name 766 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 769 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
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
serpent-chief
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
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Dictionary citations
nāgendra m. serpent-chief, MBh.; Suśr.
a large or noble elephant, Kāv.
(ī), N. of a river, Śatr.
Alternative readings
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