As a deity name
Name 56 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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
ifc. beginning with, et caeteraet cætera, and so on (e.g. indrādayaḥ surāḥ, the gods beginning with Indra i.e. Indra &c.; gṛhādiyukta, possessed of houses &c.; evamādīni vastūni, s…
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ādaye" is the dative of "ādi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
1. ādi m. beginning, commencement
a firstling, first-fruits
Caveats
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