As a deity name
Name 32 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
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
puro—dha (m.c.) or puro—dhas, ‘placed at the head’, chief priest of a king, domestic chaplain, &c.; N. of a man
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "purodhase" is the dative of "purodhas" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
puro—dha (m.c.) or puro—dhas, m. ‘placed at the head’, chief priest of a king, domestic chaplain, MBh.; Kāv. &c.; N. of a man, Saṃskārak.
purodhas m. A family-priest (particularly that of a king.).
Caveats
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