As a deity name
Name 762 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
Readable as khaṭvāṃgahasta + āya — a verified analysis; the members and their dictionary senses are shown below.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "khaṭvāṃgahastāya" is the dative of "khaṭvāṅgahasta" — the same word in a different grammatical case. (The spelling "khaṭvāṃgahastāya" is looked up as "khaṭvāṅgahastāya" — a standard final-sound spelling variant.)
Dictionary citations
khaṭvāṅga—hasta mfn. = -bhṛt, Bcar.
Alternative readings
More than one analysis survives full verification. That ambiguity is real, so we show every reading rather than pick one silently.
Caveats
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