As a deity name
Name 93 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
वागीश · noun · masculine
बृहस्पति · ब्रह्मा · वाग्मी । कवि — Śabdasāgara
वागीश · adj
अच्छा बोलनेवाला । वक्ता — Śabdasāgara
वागीश · vāg-īś · s.m.
See s.v. vāk, 'speech.' — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1176
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
one who is a master of language, eloquent, an orator, author, poet &c. (frequently at the end of names of scholars)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vāgīśa" is the vocative of "vāgīśā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
vāg—īśa mfn. one who is a master of language, eloquent, an orator, author, poet &c. (frequently at the end of names of scholars), MBh.; Kāv.
N. of Bṛhas-pati or the planet Jupiter, VarBṛS.
of Brahmā, Kum.; BhP.
(also with bhaṭṭācārya) N. of various authors, Cat.
vāgīśa mfn. (-śaḥ-śā-śaṃ) Eloquent, well spoken. m. (-śaḥ) 1 An author, an orator, a poet, &c. 2 BRAHMĀ. E. vāk speech, īśa master.
vāg—īśā f. N. of Sarasvatī, Sāy.
Alternative readings
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