As a deity name
Name 957 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
As a Hindi name
जलना
to burn, be on fire; to ignite
a Hindi word of Middle Hindi origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Hindi verb set जलना (jalnā) जलाना (jalānā) जलवाना (jalvānā) Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵwelH- Sanskrit ज्वल् (jval) Sanskrit ज्वलति (jvalati) Prakrit 𑀚𑀮𑀇 (jalaï) Apabhramsa जलइ (jalaï) Hindi जलना Inherited from Apabhramsa जलइ (jalaï), from Prakrit 𑀚𑀮𑀇 (jalaï), from Sa…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
to burn, be on fire (a Hindi word of Middle Hindi origin; it is not Sanskrit; per Wiktionary’s etymology record)
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
No corroborated Sanskrit reading of this spelling is established. It resolves as a Hindi word — see “As a Hindi name” above. We say this plainly rather than force a Sanskrit story onto it.
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