As a deity name
Name 500 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
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
ḍhaukṛ 1st cl. (ḍhaukate) To go or move.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "ḍhauka" is derived from "ḍhauk" with the aṇ/añ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
ḍhauk cl. 1. Ā. ˚kate (pf. ḍuḍhauke [Pāṇ. vii, 4, 59, Kāś.] Hcar.; Bhaṭṭ.), to approach (with acc.), Kād.; Hcar.; Bhaṭṭ. : Caus. ḍhaukayati (aor. aḍuḍhaukat, Pāṇ. vii, 4, 2 and 59, Kāś.), to bring near (to gen.), cause to come near, offer, to any one (dat.), Kathās.; Rājat.; Bhaṭṭ.; KātyŚr., Sch.: Desid. ḍuḍhaukiṣate, Pāṇ. vii, 4, 59 and viii, 4, 54, Kāś. : Intens. ḍoḍhaukyate, vii, 4, 82, Vārtt. 1, Pat.; cf. upa.,
ḍhauk 1 A. (ḍhaukate, ḍhaukita) To go, approach; yāṃtaṃ vane rātricarī ḍuḍhauke (pb) Bk. 2. 23; 14. 71, 15. 49. — Caus. (ḍhaukayati-te) 1 To bring near, cause to approach; tanmāṃsaṃ caiva gomāyostaiḥ kṣaṇādāśu ḍhaukitaṃ Mb.; Bk. 17. 103. 2 To present, offer. -WITH upa to present, offer; ekaikaṃ paśumupaḍhaukayāmaḥ Pt. 1.
ḍhauka (ṛ) ḍhaukṛ r. 1st cl. (ḍhaukate) To go or move.
Dictionary citations
ḍhauka (ṛ) ḍhaukṛ r. 1st cl. (ḍhaukate) To go or move.
ḍhauk cl. 1. Ā. ˚kate (pf. ḍuḍhauke [Pāṇ. vii, 4, 59, Kāś.] Hcar.; Bhaṭṭ.), to approach (with acc.), Kād.; Hcar.; Bhaṭṭ. : Caus. ḍhaukayati (aor. aḍuḍhaukat, Pāṇ. vii, 4, 2 and 59, Kāś.), to bring near (to gen.), cause to come near, offer, to any one (dat.), Kathās.; Rājat.; Bhaṭṭ.; KātyŚr., Sch.: Desid. ḍuḍhaukiṣate, Pāṇ. vii, 4, 59 and viii, 4, 54, Kāś. : Intens. ḍoḍhaukyate, vii, 4, 82, Vārtt. 1, Pat.; cf. upa.,
ḍhauk 1 A. (ḍhaukate, ḍhaukita) To go, approach; yāṃtaṃ vane rātricarī ḍuḍhauke (pb) Bk. 2. 23; 14. 71, 15. 49. — Caus. (ḍhaukayati-te) 1 To bring near, cause to approach; tanmāṃsaṃ caiva gomāyostaiḥ kṣaṇādāśu ḍhaukitaṃ Mb.; Bk. 17. 103. 2 To present, offer. -WITH upa to present, offer; ekaikaṃ paśumupaḍhaukayāmaḥ Pt. 1.
Alternative readings
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