As a deity name
Name 702 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 273 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 297 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 610 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of 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
vī (cf. giri; comp. garīyas, once ˚yas-tara, guru-tara, superl. gariṣṭha, gurutama See ss.vv.) heavy, weighty (opposed to laghu), and; &c. (g. śauṇḍādi, )
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "gurave" is the dative of "guru" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
guru mf(vī)n. (cf. giri; comp. garīyas, once ˚yas-tara, guru-tara, superl. gariṣṭha, gurutama See ss.vv.) heavy, weighty (opposed to laghu), RV. i, 39, 3 and iv, 5, 6; AV. &c. (g. śauṇḍādi, Gaṇar. 101)
heavy in the stomach (food), difficult to digest, MBh. i, 3334; Suśr.
Alternative readings
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