As a deity name
Name 798 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 982 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 264 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 751 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / 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
Bṛhaspati (cf. gotra-bhid)
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Dictionary citations
go—vinda m. (Pāṇ. iii, 1, 138, Vārtt. 2) ‘= -vid (or fr. Prākṛt gov'-inda = gopendra ?)’, Kṛṣṇa (or Viṣṇu), MBh.; Hariv.; Bhag.; BhP. (cf. RTL. p. 405)
Bṛhaspati (cf. gotra-bhid), L.
(= Viṣṇu) N. of the 4th month, VarBṛS. cv, 14
(fr. Prākṛt gov'-inda = gopendra) a chief herdsman, L.
N. of a prince
Alternative readings
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