As a deity name
Name 711 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'कूटस्था' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is कूटस्थ, meaning सर्वापरि स्थिति । आला दर्जे का. — Śabdasāgara nearest word: कूटस्थ — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a kind of perfume (a species of dried shell-fish, commonly Nathi) — feminine form of kūṭastha
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kūṭasthā" is the feminine form of "kūṭastha" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
kūṭa—stha mfn. standing at the top, keeping the highest position Comm. on ŚBr. i, 4, 2, 4
standing in a multitude of or in the midst of (in comp.), BhP. i, 11, 36
Alternative readings
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