As a deity name
Name 251 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, 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
‘f˚-arrowed’, the god of love — feminine form of puṣpabāṇa
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "puṣpabāṇā" is the feminine form of "puṣpabāṇa" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative).
Dictionary citations
puṣpa—bāṇa m. ‘f˚-arrowed’, the god of love
Caveats
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