As a deity name
Name 750 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 586 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
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
moving slowly (-tva )
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
manda—gati mfn. moving slowly (-tva n.), Hit.; Dhūrtan.
mandagati mfn. (-tiḥ-tiḥ-ti) Slow moving. f. (-tiḥ) Going slowly. E. manda, and gati going.
Alternative readings
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