As a deity name
Name 512 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
सूर्यकांति · feminine
sunlight
सूर्यकान्ति · feminine
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi सूर्यकान्ति — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सूर्यकान्ति (sūryakānti). By surface analysis, सूर्य (sūrya) + कांति (kānti).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
sūrya—kānti f. sunlight, sunshine, W.
a partic. flower, L.
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
sunlight, sunshine
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Dictionary citations
sūrya—kānti f. sunlight, sunshine, W.
a partic. flower, L.
the flower of sesamum, W.
Alternative readings
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