Note: this spelling has no Hindi dictionary meaning of its own, and its Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“destitute”). The nearest Hindi word below is a suggestion, not a meaning of this name.
As a deity name
Name 342 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
Note: this spelling has no Hindi dictionary meaning of its own, and its Sanskrit dictionary reading is negative (“destitute”). The nearest Hindi word below is a suggestion, not a meaning of this name.
Nearest attested word 'निराश्रया' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is निराश्रय, meaning (f. -ā), Having no support, unsupported. — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago nearest word: निराश्रय — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
shelterless — feminine form of nirāśraya
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested members (member ASrayA unglossed)Multiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "nirāśrayā" is the feminine form of "nirāśraya" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
nir—āśraya mfn. shelterless, R.
supportless, having or offering no prop or stay, destitute, alone, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Alternative readings
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