As a deity name
Name 259 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
चक्रपाणि · noun · masculine
हाथ में चक्रधारण करनेवाले, विष्णु — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘discus-handed’, Viṣṇu
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Dictionary citations
cakra—pāṇi m. ‘discus-handed’, Viṣṇu, ṢaḍvBr. v, 10; MBh. vi, 1900
(˚ṇin), Hariv. 8193 and 8376
N. of a medical author
cakrapāṇi m. (-ṇiḥ) A name of VIṢṆU. E. cakra, and pāṇi the hand, being always represented with a discus in one hand.
Alternative readings
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