As a Hindi name
हेष · noun · masculine
घोड़े की हिनहिनाहट — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
quick, strong (in heṣa-kratu, ‘of strong power’, others ‘roaring mightily’, applied to the Maruts)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (11)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "heṣa" is the vocative of "heṣā" — 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
heṣa mfn. quick, strong (in heṣa-kratu, ‘of strong power’, others ‘roaring mightily’, applied to the Maruts), RV. iii, 26, 5.
heṣa (ṛ) heṣṛ r. 1st cl. (heṣate) To neigh as a horse.
heṣā f. neighing, whinnying, Kir.; MārkP.
heṣaḥ, heṣā, heṣitaṃ Neighing, braying; rathāṃgasaṃkrīḍitamaśvaheṣaḥ Ki. 16. 8.
Alternative readings
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