As a deity name
Name 601 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
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
a mistress
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "abhīṣṭāyai" is the dative of "abhīṣṭā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "abhīṣṭāyai" is the dative of "abhīṣṭa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
abhīṣṭā f. a mistress
betel, L.
abhīṣṭa mfn. wished, desired, dear, TS. &c.
abhīṣṭa m. a lover, Pañcat.; Sāh. (cf. -tama below)
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