As a deity name
Name 749 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
a staff of the wood of the Palāśa (carried by an ascetic during certain religious observances in the month Āṣāḍha), &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "āṣāḍhāya" is the dative of "āṣāḍha" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
āṣāḍha m. (fr. a-ṣāḍhā), N. of a month (corresponding to part of June and July) in which the full moon is near the constellation Aṣāḍhā, Suśr.; VarBṛS.; Megh.; Kathās. &c.
a staff of the wood of the Palāśa (carried by an ascetic during certain religious observances in the month Āṣāḍha), Pāṇ. v, 1, 110; Kum. &c.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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