As a deity name
Name 567 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
Name 546 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 916 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
पेशल · adj
मनोमुग्धकारी । मनोहर । सुंदर · चतुर । प्रवीण · धूर्त । चालाक — Śabdasāgara
पेशल · noun · masculine
विष्णु · सौंदर्य । लावण्य । सुंदरता (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(g. sidhmādi) artificially formed, adorned, decorated
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "peśala" is derived from "peśa" with the lac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
peśa m. (√ piś) an architect, carpenter (?), RV. i, 92, 5; vii, 34, 11
ornament, decoration, AitBr.; BhP. (cf. puru- and su-; g. gaurādi and sidhmādi)
peśala mf(ā)n. (g. sidhmādi) artificially formed, adorned, decorated, VS.; TBr.
beautiful, charming, lovely, pleasant, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
peśala mf(ā)n. (g. sidhmādi) artificially formed, adorned, decorated, VS.; TBr.
beautiful, charming, lovely, pleasant, MBh.; Kāv. &c.
soft, tender, delicate, Kālid.
expert, skilful, clever, Bhartṛ.
fraudulent, crafty, L.
peśa m. (√ piś) an architect, carpenter (?), RV. i, 92, 5; vii, 34, 11
ornament, decoration, AitBr.; BhP. (cf. puru- and su-; g. gaurādi and sidhmādi)
Alternative readings
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