As a deity name
Name 916 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
animi(me)ṣa [na. ba.] 1 Not winking, steadfastly or intently fixed; ˚locanaṃ suciramālokya; ˚pakṣmaṇā; śataistamakṣṇāmanimeṣavṛttibhiḥ; ˚darśanaramaṇīyaiḥ fish and twinkleless glan…
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "animeṣāya" is the dative of "animeṣa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
a-nimeṣa mfn. = animiṣa
animi(me)ṣa a. [na. ba.] 1 Not winking, steadfastly or intently fixed; ˚locanaṃ suciramālokya K. 102; ˚pakṣmaṇā 131; śataistamakṣṇāmanimeṣavṛttibhiḥ R. 3. 43; ˚darśanaramaṇīyaiḥ K. 50 fish and twinkleless glances. 2 Vigilant, (pb) watchful. 3 Open (as eyes, flowers). — ṣaḥ 1 A god (for the eyes of gods do not twinkle); Śi. 5. 57. 2 A fish. 3 Viṣṇu. 4 N. of Mahākāla. Comp. — dṛṣṭi, -nayana, -locana a. looking steadfastly or with a fixed gaze, gazing intently.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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