As a deity name
Name 685 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
जलना
to burn, be on fire; to ignite
Śabdasāgara also records: गंडदूर्वा
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
a kind of grass
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jalasthā" is the feminine form of "jalastha" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
jala—sthā f. a kind of grass, L.
jala—stha mfn. standing or situated in water, R. iv, 13, 10; BhP. iii, 27, 12
jalastha mfn. (-sthaḥ-sthā-sthaṃ) Being or abiding in water. E. jala, and stha who or what stays.
Alternative readings
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