As a deity name
Name 584 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
साक्षिणी · adj
स्त्री॰ [सं॰] साक्ष्य प्रस्तुत करनेवाली । प्रमाणस्वरूप — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(m.c. for sākṣin, in loka- and samasta-s˚, q.v.)
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sākṣiṇī" is the vocative dual of "sākṣi" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "sākṣiṇī" is the feminine form of "sākṣin" — the same word with the feminine ending (vocative dual).
Related forms
Dictionary citations
1. sākṣi m. (m.c. for sākṣin, in loka- and samasta-s˚, q.v.)
2. sākṣi in comp. for sākṣin.
sākṣin mfn. seeing with the eyes, observing, witnessing
an eye-witness, witness (in law) of or to (gen. loc., or comp.), Gaut.; Mn.; MBh. &c.
Alternative readings
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