As a deity name
Name 222 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
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
desire, wish
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kāntaye" is the dative of "kānti" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "kāntaye" is the dative of "kāntī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
kānti f. desire, wish, L.
loveliness, beauty, splendour, female beauty, personal decoration or embellishment, Nal.; Śak.; Megh.; Pañcat.; Suśr.; Kathās.
kāntī f. N. of a town.
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