As a deity name
Name 998 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
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
‘having a discus in his hand’, N. of Viṣṇu, &c.
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Dictionary citations
rathāṅga—pāṇi m. ‘having a discus in his hand’, N. of Viṣṇu, Hariv.; BhP. &c.
rathāṅgapāṇi m. (-ṇiḥ) A name of VIṢṆU. E. rathāṅga a wheel, (the discus with which one of his, hands is armed,) and pāṇi the hand; also rathāṅgin and the like.
Alternative readings
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