Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“sin”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
As a deity name
Name 44 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
As a Hindi name
Note: the Hindi and Sanskrit paths disagree here — the Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“sin”) while the Hindi reading is not. Both are shown below; read them together before choosing.
जलवाना
to cause to be burnt
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Hindi verb set जलना (jalnā) जलाना (jalānā) जलवाना (jalvānā) Second causative form of जलना (jalnā, “to burn”) with the suffix -वाना (-vānā).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
abiding in water (kind of religious austerity), 9281
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "jalavāsāya" is the dative of "jalavāsa" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
jala—vāsa mfn. = ˚sin, MBh. xii, 9280
jala—vāsa m. abiding in water (kind of religious austerity), 9281
Alternative readings
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