As a deity name
Name 932 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
प्रहेलिका · noun · feminine
पहेली । बुझौवल — Śabdasāgara
प्रहेलिका · pra-helikā · s.f.
A puzzling question, enigma, riddle (see pahelī) — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 258
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
an enigma, riddle, puzzling question.
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Dictionary citations
pra-˚helikā (Kāvyād., 6 kinds) f. an enigma, riddle, puzzling question.
prahelikā f. (-kā) An enigma, a riddle, a puzzling or enigmatical question. E. pra before hila to play, and ṇvul aff.
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