As a deity name
Name 846 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by 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
m.c. for rati, the goddess of love
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ratyai" is the dative of "ratī" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "ratyai" is the dative of "rati" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
ratī f. m.c. for rati, the goddess of love, MBh.; Hariv.
rati f. rest, repose, VS.; ŚāṅkhGṛ.
pleasure, enjoyment, delight in, fondness for (loc. or comp.; ratim with √ āp, labh, upa-labh, adhi-gam, vidkṛ or bandh and loc., ‘to find pleasure in’), Up.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
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