As a deity name
Name 123 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
one who performs an action, active, busy, understanding business, fit for it
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kriyāvatī" is the vocative dual of "kriyāvat" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "kriyāvat" is derived from "kriyā" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
kriyā f. (Pāṇ. iii, 3, 100), doing, performing, performance, occupation with (in comp.), business, act, action, undertaking, activity, work, labour, KātyŚr.; Mn.; Yājñ. &c.
bodily action, exercise of the limbs, L.
kriyā-vat mfn. one who performs an action, active, busy, understanding business, fit for it, MuṇḍUp.; Hit.
performing ceremonies in the right manner, ŚāṅkhGṛ.; MuṇḍUp.; MBh.; R.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
kriyā-vat mfn. one who performs an action, active, busy, understanding business, fit for it, MuṇḍUp.; Hit.
performing ceremonies in the right manner, ŚāṅkhGṛ.; MuṇḍUp.; MBh.; R.
kriyā f. (Pāṇ. iii, 3, 100), doing, performing, performance, occupation with (in comp.), business, act, action, undertaking, activity, work, labour, KātyŚr.; Mn.; Yājñ. &c.
bodily action, exercise of the limbs, L.
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