As a deity name
Name 474 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 931 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
[gai-bhāve ktin] 1 A song; ahorāgaparivāhiṇī gītiḥ; śrutāpsa babhūva 2 N. of a metre; see App.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M2 · same meaning "gītiḥ" is "gīti" with final visarga (ḥ) — regular end-of-word sandhi (Aṣṭādhyāyī 8.3.15, cited from the engine's own derivation). Same word.
visarga sandhi · aṣṭādhyāyī 8.3.15 — cited from the derivationDictionary citations
gītiḥ f. [gai-bhāve ktin] 1 A song; ahorāgaparivāhiṇī gītiḥ Ś. 5; śrutāpsa rogītirapi kṣaṇe'smin haraḥ prasaṃkhyānaparo babhūva Ku. 3. 40. 2 N. of a metre; see App.
gīti f. song, singing, Nir. x; Lāṭy.; Jaim.; Śak.
a metre consisting of 4 lines of 12 and 18 syllabic instants alternately.
Alternative readings
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