As a deity name
Name 697 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
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
yellow colour
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "piṃgalāya" is the dative of "piṅgala" — the same word in a different grammatical case. (The spelling "piṃgalāya" is looked up as "piṅgalāya" — a standard final-sound spelling variant.)
M3 · meaning shifts "piṅgala" is derived from "piṅga" with the lac suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
piṅga piṅgara, piṅgala See under √ piñj, col. 3.
piṅga mf(ā)n. yellow, reddish-brown, tawny, MBh.; Kāv. &c. (cf. g. kaḍārādi)
piṅgala mf(ā and ī)n. (cf. g. gaurādi and kaḍārādi), reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured, AV. &c. &c.,
(in alg. also as N. of the 10th unknown quantity)
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Dictionary citations
piṅgala mf(ā and ī)n. (cf. g. gaurādi and kaḍārādi), reddish-brown, tawny, yellow, gold-coloured, AV. &c. &c.,
(in alg. also as N. of the 10th unknown quantity)
piṅga piṅgara, piṅgala See under √ piñj, col. 3.
piṅga mf(ā)n. yellow, reddish-brown, tawny, MBh.; Kāv. &c. (cf. g. kaḍārādi)
Alternative readings
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