As a deity name
Name 311 of the Lakshmi Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana / Sanat Kumara Samhita, as taught by Sages Sanatkumara and Devotees
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
hating, disliking, hostile, malignant against (gen. or comp.), &c. — feminine form of dveṣin
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested members (member eziRI unglossed)Multiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "dveṣiṇī" is the feminine form of "dveṣin" — the same word with the feminine ending (vocative dual).
Dictionary citations
dveṣin mfn. hating, disliking, hostile, malignant against (gen. or comp.), MBh.; Hariv.; Suśr.; Kāv. &c.
dveṣin m. foe, enemy, ŚārṅgP.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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