As a deity name
Name 740 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 752 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by 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
an angry or passionate woman, vixen (often used as a term of endearment = caṇḍī, māninī, and not always separable from 1. bhāminī)
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "bhāminyai" is the dative of "bhāminī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "bhāminyai" is the dative of "bhāmin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
bhāminī (inī), f. a beautiful woman, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
N. of the daughter of a Gandharva, MārkP.
1. bhāmin mfn. (for 2. See p. 752, col. 3) shining, radiant, splendid, beautiful, RV. &c. &c.
2. bhāmin mfn. (for 1. See p. 751, col. 1) passionate, angry
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