As a deity name
Name 17 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 253 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 271 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 46 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
As a Hindi name
चण्डिका · ćanḍikā · s.f.
A name of Durgā ( = ćanḍā, q.v.) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 445
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a short N. of
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "caṇḍikā" is the feminine form of "caṇḍika" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
M3 · meaning shifts "caṇḍika" is derived from "caṇḍi" with the ṭhan/ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
caṇḍi f. = ˚ḍī
N. of Durgā, L., Sch.
caṇḍika mfn. (= ˚ḍa) circumcised, Gal.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
caṇḍikā f. N. of Durgā, ĀtrAnukr., Sch.; Pañcat.; BhP.; Kathās. &c.
a short N. of Devīm.
= -gṛha, Kād.
N. of a Surāṅganā, Siṃhās.
Linum usitatissimum, L.
caṇḍika mfn. (= ˚ḍa) circumcised, Gal.
caṇḍi f. = ˚ḍī
N. of Durgā, L., Sch.
Alternative readings
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