As a deity name
Name 137 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
‘the inevitable result of actions done in a past existence’, destiny, fate
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kṛtāntāya" is the dative of "kṛtānta" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
kṛtānta mfn. causing an end, bringing to an end, leading to a decisive termination, BhP. ix, 6, 13
whose end is action, W.
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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