As a deity name
Name 172 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
माहेश्वरी · noun · feminine
दुर्गा · एक मातृका का नाम · एक पीठ का नाम — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "माहेश्वरी" is माहेश्वर + -ई: माहेश्वर means "महेश्वर संबंधी । महेश्वर का", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "माहेश्वरी" is माहेश्वर + -ई: माहेश्वर means "महेश्वर संबंधी । महेश्वर का", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "माहेश्वरी" is माहेश्वर + -ई: माहेश्वर means "महेश्वर संबंधी । महेश्वर का", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the Consort or Energy of Śiva (one of the seven divine Mātṛs, also = Durgā), (cf. )
Scripturally attested Verified derivationWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "māheśvarī" is the feminine form of "māheśvara" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
Dictionary citations
māheśvarī f. See below
māheśvarī f. the Consort or Energy of Śiva (one of the seven divine Mātṛs, also = Durgā), MBh. (cf. IW. 522)
N. of a river, Śatr.
a species of climbing plant, L.
māheśvarī f. (-rī) 1 A name of DURGĀ. 2 One of the divine mothers or energies of the gods, the Śakti of ŚIVA. E. maheśvara ŚIVA, aṇ and ṅīṣ aff.
māheśvara mf(ī)n. (fr. maheśvara) relating or belonging to the great lord Śiva, MBh.; Hariv.; Pur.
māheśvara m. a worshipper of Śiva, Hariv.; Kathās.; Hcar.
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