As a deity name
Name 855 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
सामिधेनी · noun · feminine
एक प्रकार का ऋक् मंत्र जिसका पाठ होम की अग्नि प्रज्वलित करने के समय (अथवा सामिधा डालते समय) किया जाता है · समिधा (को॰) — Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "सामिधेनी" is सामिधेन + -ई: सामिधेन means "यज्ञाग्नि प्रज्वलित करने से संबंधित (को॰)", and the suffix -ई forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(14) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "सामिधेनी" is सामिधेन + -ई: सामिधेन means "यज्ञाग्नि प्रज्वलित करने से संबंधित (को॰)", and the suffix -ई forms 'belonging to', 'having', 'coming from' (adjectives). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
Cited formation "सामिधेनी" is सामिधेन + -ई: सामिधेन means "यज्ञाग्नि प्रज्वलित करने से संबंधित (को॰)", and the suffix -ई forms diminutives (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §9(6) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(scil. ṛc) a verse recited while the sacrificial fire is kindled
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sāmidhenī" is the nominative dual of "sāmidheni" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
sāmidhenī (ī), f. (scil. ṛc) a verse recited while the sacrificial fire is kindled, VS.; Br.; MBh.
fuel, HPariś.
sāmidhenī [sam + iṃdh karaṇe lyuṭ ni˚] 1 A kind of prayer recited while the sacrificial fire is being kindled or fed with fuel. 2 Fuel.
sāmidheni f. = sāmidhenī, Kauś.
Alternative readings
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