As a deity name
Name 324 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 451 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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
vīu (a later form of raghu, q.v.) light, quick, swift, active, prompt, nimble, &c. (also said of a partic. mode of flying peculiar to birds, applied to the Nakṣatras Hasta, Aśvinī…
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "laghave" is the dative of "laghu" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
laghu mf(vī, or u)n. (a later form of raghu, q.v.) light, quick, swift, active, prompt, nimble, Mn.; MBh. &c. (also said of a partic. mode of flying peculiar to birds, Pañcat.; applied to the Nakṣatras Hasta, Aśvinī, and Puṣya, VarBṛS.)
light, easy, not heavy or difficult, AV. &c. &c.
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