As a deity name
Name 369 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 990 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 563 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
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
‘well spoken of’, of good fame or reputation, (˚keya-karman one whose actions must be praised in auspicious verses, )
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "puṇyaślokāya" is the dative of "puṇyaśloka" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
puṇya—śloka mf(ā)n. ‘well spoken of’, of good fame or reputation, BhP. (˚keya-karman mfn. one whose actions must be praised in auspicious verses, ib.)
puṇya—śloka m. N. of Nala or Yudhiṣṭhira or Kṛṣṇa, MBh.; Pur.
Alternative readings
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