As a deity name
Name 252 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
lightning
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "caṭulāyai" is the dative of "caṭulā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "caṭulāyai" is the dative of "caṭula" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "caṭula" is derived from "caṭu" with the lac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
caṭu m. n. (L.; √ caṭ, Uṇ.; g. sidhmādi), kind or flattering words, amorous chattering (of birds), Śiś. iv, 6; Bālar.
the belly, L.
caṭula mfn. (g. sidhmādi) trembling, movable, shaking, unsteady, Ragh.; Megh.; Kād.; Bhartṛ. &c.
kind, fine, sweet, Śāntiś. i, 21; Gīt. x, 9
Related forms
Dictionary citations
caṭulā f. (= cañcalā) lightning, L.
caṭula mfn. (g. sidhmādi) trembling, movable, shaking, unsteady, Ragh.; Megh.; Kād.; Bhartṛ. &c.
kind, fine, sweet, Śāntiś. i, 21; Gīt. x, 9
caṭu m. n. (L.; √ caṭ, Uṇ.; g. sidhmādi), kind or flattering words, amorous chattering (of birds), Śiś. iv, 6; Bālar.
the belly, L.
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