As a deity name
Name 685 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
a hollow vessel, (Sch.).
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "bilavatyai" is the dative of "bilavat" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "bilavat" is derived from "bila" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
bila n. (also written vila; ifc. f(ā). ) a cave, hole, pit, opening, aperture, RV. &c. &c.
the hollow (of a dish), bowl (of a spoon or ladle) &c., AV.; VS.; ŚBr.; ŚrS.
bila-vat n. a hollow vessel, Hir. (Sch.).
Related forms
Dictionary citations
bila-vat n. a hollow vessel, Hir. (Sch.).
bila n. (also written vila; ifc. f(ā). ) a cave, hole, pit, opening, aperture, RV. &c. &c.
the hollow (of a dish), bowl (of a spoon or ladle) &c., AV.; VS.; ŚBr.; ŚrS.
Caveats
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