As a deity name
Name 254 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'क्षीवा' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is क्षीव, meaning मदोन्मत्त । मतवाला । उत्तेजित । मत्त. — Śabdasāgara nearest word: क्षीव — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
kṣīban (or kṣīvan) = ˚ba
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kṣīvā" is the nominative of "kṣīvan" — the same word in a different grammatical case, derived from the stem's own paradigm.
M1 · same meaning "kṣīvā" is the feminine form of "kṣīva" — the same word with the feminine ending, derived from the stem's own paradigm.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
kṣīban (or kṣīvan) mfn. = ˚ba, BhP. v, 17, 20.
kṣība (or kṣīva) mf(ā)n. (pf. p. Pass. √ kṣīb, Pāṇ. viii, 2, 55) excited, drunk, intoxicated, MBh.; R.; Bhartṛ.; BhP. &c.
kṣīva a. Excited, drunk, intoxicated; dhruvaṃ jaye yasya jayāmṛtena kṣīvaḥ kṣamābharturabhūtkṛpāṇaḥ Vikr. 1. 96; kṣīvo duḥśāsanāsṛjā Ve. 5. 27.
Alternative readings
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