As a deity name
Name 342 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / 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 regent of a quarter of the universe, as INDRA of the east; AGNI of the south-east; YAMA of the south; NAIRṚTA of the south-west; VARUṆA of the west; MARUT of the north-west; KUVE…
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dikpālāya" is the dative of "dikpāla" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
dik—pāla m. = -pati, Rājat. iv, 225.
dikpāla m. (-laḥ) A regent of a quarter of the universe, as INDRA of the east; AGNI of the south-east; YAMA of the south; NAIRṚTA of the south-west; VARUṆA of the west; MARUT of the north-west; KUVERA of the north; ĪŚĀNA of the south-east. E. diś, and pāla who protects: this word is applicable to the Dikpatis, (see the last,) as that term is to these also.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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