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
possessed of h˚
Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "pāṇimat" is derived from "pāṇi" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. pāṇi m. a place of sale, shop, market, W.
2. pāṇi m. (said to be fr. √ paṇ) the hand, RV. &c. &c. (often ifc. = holding in the h˚, e.g. asi-p˚, holding a sword in the h˚, s˚ in h˚; pāṇiṃ-√ grah or ˚ṇau-√ kṛ, to take the h˚ of a bride, marry; ˚niṃ√ dā, to give the h˚ in marriage)
pāṇi—mat mfn. possessed of h˚, MBh.
pāṇimat mfn. (-mān-matī-mat) Possessed of hands. E. pāṇi and matup aff.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
pāṇi—mat mfn. possessed of h˚, MBh.
pāṇimat mfn. (-mān-matī-mat) Possessed of hands. E. pāṇi and matup aff.
1. pāṇi m. a place of sale, shop, market, W.
2. pāṇi m. (said to be fr. √ paṇ) the hand, RV. &c. &c. (often ifc. = holding in the h˚, e.g. asi-p˚, holding a sword in the h˚, s˚ in h˚; pāṇiṃ-√ grah or ˚ṇau-√ kṛ, to take the h˚ of a bride, marry; ˚niṃ√ dā, to give the h˚ in marriage)
Alternative readings
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