As a deity name
Name 282 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
हेमकर · noun · masculine
शिव — Śabdasāgara
हेमकर · noun · masculine
स्वर्णकार — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘g˚-worker’, N. of Śiva
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Dictionary citations
hema—kara m. ‘g˚-worker’, N. of Śiva, ib.
(with maithila) N. of an author, Cat.
Alternative readings
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